Three Fifty-Seven A.M.

Timing Is Everything

By: Kendra Norman-Bellamy, Hank Stewart

Narrated by: Samantha Moon

Essie Mae Richardson is an elderly, wise, and church-going soul. She lives alone, but spends most of her time worrying about those around her. Using God’s guidance and wisdom picked up over the years, she keeps an eye on things happening around her, and when the time is right, she reaches out to those who don’t even know they need her.

Quite innocently, Ms. Essie touches three families, each in her own special way, causing them to reflect on her words, giving them the love, prayers, and good home-cooked meals needed to help them realize the importance of life. It is through this family-like environment that they meet and form a relationship with themselves, and later, with each other.

©2006 Kenda Norman-Bellamy and Hank Stewart (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing and Urban Audiobooks, LLC

The reader was fantastic!

The whole book was good, and the reader was exceptional! I highly recommend this book.

Tugs at Heartstrings

I loved the intricacies of this book and the intertwined lives. the main character was very endearing. The ending had a great twist I didn't expect. well done. I didn't think the voices matched the characters that well, but the characters were performed quite well.

Heartfelt

This is an inspiring and God filled story that should be paid close attention to. It takes someone who has a close and personal relationship to God that gives needed directions in what to do and say to help others. Miss Essie did that as she held on to her mantra of everything happening in its own time. All things happen on God's time for those that wait upon Him. This story has motivated me to recommit to talking to God about all things.

Everybody Needs A Ms. Essie

I LOVED Ms. Essie and I loved this story. If only we could all be so lucky to have a Ms. Essie on our lives. Ms. Essie was a kind, generous and wise, GOD fearing woman with a beautiful soul. I loved every word written about her and I didn't want this story to end. I enjoyed the stories of all the other characters and how she ever so gently worked her way into their lives and graciously imparted her wisdom and knowledge on them. This is a must read, you won't be disappointed.

Enjoyable Story

Really enjoyed the story. The characters were realistic, engaging and realistic. This is a must read.

I loved this.

Inspiring - good read - loved the reader -
Just read it. It will remind you of how we al would be

Awesome book

I joyed this book from the beginning to the end. It kept me wanting to keep listening to find out what happens next. Anyone that gets it - it’s well worth the money.

this book is so good

this book is so good with such a nice message get ready to cry

Wonderful book

Hi after reading the description I wasn’t going to read the listen to the book but I decided to give it a try. What an amazing book great story , great narrator, I love Miss Essie too like she was my own grandmother the author did an amazing job. Well written. I recommend this book

Depth

There weren't a lot of surprises and that was okay. Yet the initial set up of giving me enough info to care about the characters seem to drag. Nice happily-in-Jesus!