Now as Clay eagerly anticipates Mary Ann's return in a couple of weeks stepping down from that same road with a chosen dress and smile, he hadn't seen since the day she said yes and peace settled deep in her chest. He pictured taking her hand again feeling that spark of certainty that only true love carries. Yes, one could say Clay's smile was a small but real one that only could be seen with a loving heart. Their love for one another was built on faith that doesn't break from distance. It continues to grow with each passing day. it steadies. It became stronger within the waiting. For this was their moment in time to trust their moment to let God guide those missing pieces of their hearts into place. When Mary Ann finally came home few months later; not only did their life's have a new beginning as man and wife. Their life wouldn't just continue its blooming as their time slowly faded; like unto the sweet aroma that fielded the Eastern winds as it softly swept across those wild morning glories. Their life became a life they had gravely prayed for together, fulfilling their every dream as though their hearts that once beat as one faded into eternal sleep.

George C Mills was born in Jones County, Mississippi, and raised in a small community of Mulberry. Surrounded by family and friends who instilled in him the values of faith in God and the importance of hard work-where the simple rule was, "if you don't work, you don't eat" he credits these hard lessons for shaping the man he is today. Growing up with two older brothers, two younger brothers, and two younger sisters, George began his education at Glade Elementary in Jones County before his family returned to Mulberry, where he completed his schooling at Clara High School in the mid-80s.After finishing his education, he started out working as a flunky at a local sawmill. As he continued his work, he managed overtime to become a lumber grader while serving in his home-town National Guard where he had multiple deployments overseas. His first deployment was Desert Shield / Desert Storm which he talks about in his book entitled ("The Footprints of an American Soldier"). While on this journey of life George wrote several books such as. "As the Journey Begins, Looking forward as the Journey Continues, and many others, such as Clay's battle between true love and lust, the highly anticipated sequel to Clay faces Gloria's Ultimatum.