Facing the Dawn

"Ruchti has a gift for taking characters through their grief and lifting them to a place higher than themselves . . . The message of hope in a situation that seems hopeless is especially needed now."--Library Journal starred review\n"An emotional roller coaster of loss, faith, hope, and redemption. I couldn't stop reading."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author\n***\nWhile her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is nine time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But the reality is that she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun.\nThen Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved.\nWith emotionally evocative prose that tackles tough topics with tenderness and hope, award-winning author Cynthia Ruchti invites you on a journey of the heart you won't soon forget.\n"Ruchti delivers well-rounded, believable characters and has a sure hand at charting the ways they process complex emotions. This packs an emotional punch."--Publishers Weekly\n"Ruchti delves deeply into the ebb and flow of Mara's struggles and weaves in themes of guilt, betrayal, hope, and redemption."--Booklist\nFrom the Back Cover\n"An emotional roller coaster of loss, faith, hope, and redemption. I couldn't stop reading."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author\nWhile her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is eight time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone and needy kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun.\nThen Liam's three-year absence turns into something more, changing everything and plunging her into a sunless grief. As Mara struggles to find her footing, she discovers that even when hope is tenuous, faith is fragile, and the future is unknown, we can be sure we are not forgotten . . . or unloved.\n"Cynthia Ruchti writes with faith and heart, exploring life and love with sensitivity and an underlying sense of grace."--Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours and The Book of Lost Friends\n"Cynthia Ruchti outdoes herself in this gripping story about the resilience of the human heart."--Suzanne Woods Fisher, bestselling author of On a Summer Tide

Religion & Spirituality

Ruchti, Cynthia

Christian Books & Bibles

Revell

She helps others manage their desperate lives--but who will help her? Clinical psychologist Camille Brooks isn't put off by the lifestyle of her hoarding clients. After all, she lost her mother to the crippling anxiety disorder. She'll go a long way to help others avoid the same pain and loss. Despite Camille's expertise, her growing audience for her Let in the Light podcast, and the national recognition she's gaining for her creative coaching methods, there are some things she isn't prepared for. A client who looks far too much like her mom catches her off guard. And the revelation that she's also hoarding something sends her spinning. Can she stand to let the light into her own life with the help of a friend who wants to stand by her for life and the God who created and loves her? Or will she find that defeating her demons proves too much to bear?

Afraid of the Light

Kregel Publications

"Whether by choice, a side benefit of working from home (reality for more and more couples), a health need, job layoff, a by-product of retirement, temporary circumstance or permanent, when a husband and wife find themselves occupying the same space for prolonged periods of time, the bliss of marriage can form blisters. They rub each other the wrong way, find there's not enough oxygen in the house for both of them, and trip over each other's physical and emotional stuff. Are we reduced to putting up with it, tolerating the fact that he throws shadows on her kitchen work space or that she resents his sleeping in-a privilege he feels he earned? Is there no solution to the ways the walls close in when a space once considered "his" or "hers" isn't? And it isn't quite "theirs," either? Drawing from their own HHATT Club experience (He's Home All The Time) and from listening to men and women across the country who mourn that they can't bring themselves to celebrate that much togetherness, Melby and Ruchti dive into the root causes of the discomfort, what God's Word has to say about it, and practical tips for learning the spiritual, emotional, relational, and even physical dance steps that can replace impatience or irritation with peace"--

Spouse in the House: Rearranging Our Attitudes to Make Room for Each Other

Humor & Entertainment

Melby, Becky

Humor

When Libby's husband Greg fails to return from a two-week canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities soon write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband's escape from an empty marriage and unrewarding career. Their marriage might have survived if their daughter Lacey hadn't died...and if Greg hadn't been responsible. Libby enlists the aid of her wilderness savvy father-in-law and her faith-walking best friend to help her search for clues to her husband's disappearance...if for no other reason than to free her to move on. What the trio discovers in the search upends Libby's presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.

They Almost Always Come Home (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Romance)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Thorndike Press

Where do you turn when changing your name doesn t give you the anonymity you want? When running hundreds of miles away isn t far enough? When your search for a place to belong lands you right back where you began? One phone call destroys all hope Becca Morrow has for a life beyond the shame of her past. Further discredited by the death of her elderly, ailing patient the mother of the influential businessman, Isaac Hughes Becca s new life is shattered and her longing for love slips away. Working to clear her name, Becca must learn to see the beauty in the ugliness of dying, to accept the precious tenderness in forgiveness, and at last discover that where she belongs isn t as much about her family history as it is about her faith in the One to whom she ll always belong. "

All My Belongings (Thorndike Press Large Print Clean Reads)

Thorndike Press Large Print

Emmalyn Ross never thought a person could feel this alone. Sustaining a marriage with a man who's not by her side is no easy task, especially since her husband currently resides behind impenetrable prison walls. His actions stole her heart's desire and gave their relationship a court-mandated five-year time-out. What didn't fall apart that night fell apart in the intervening years.  Now, on a self-imposed exile to Madeline Island--one of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior--Emmalyn starts rehabbing an old hunting cottage they'd purchased when life made sense. Restoring it may put a roof over her head, but a home needs more than a roof and walls, just as a marriage needs more than vows and a license. With only a handful of months before her husband is released, Emmalyn must figure out if and how they can ever be a couple again. And his silence isn't helping.

As Waters Gone By (Thorndike Press Large Print Clean Reads)

She would leave her husband . . . if she could find him. When Libby’s husband, Greg, fails to return from a solo canoe trip to the Canadian wilderness, the authorities write off his disappearance as an unhappy husband’s escape from an oatmeal marriage and unrewarding career. But was it? She can’t leave him if she can’t find him. With the help of her father-in-law and her best friend, Libby plunges into the wilderness to search for her husband and the remnants of her flagging faith. He was supposed to be fishing. He was supposed to come home. And she was supposed to care.

They Almost Always Come Home

ABINGDON PRESS *

“I lost track of the number of times tears filled my eyes, both tears of heartache and joy. This novel has made the list of one of my all-time favorite books!”—Tricia Goyer, bestselling author of more than 30 books "A wonderfully-woven story of hope, resilience, and tenderness. Beautiful from page one to the last. The ending is nothing short of perfect."--Susan Meissner, author of The Girl in the Glass 1890s Morning glories climb the wall of the home where Anna nurtures unwed mothers and their babes. 1951 Ivy works at a nursing home caring for an aging Anna, whose wild tales are not just idle ramblings but memories of a remarkable life that must be shared. 2013 Becky rocks a grandbaby who has rocked her world, unaware of the significance of the house across the street—the one covered in morning glories. Three eras. Three women desperate for hope. Three reasons to believe it won’t come in time. Can Ivy preserve Anna’s emotion-packed, grace-hemmed memories? Will Becky’s prayers for the child of her unwed daughter be answered? And what of this baby—who brings together the intertwining stories of women across generations? As each fights a tangled vine of deception, each uncovers possibilities for hope—and the blossoming simplicity of truth.

When the Morning Glory Blooms

A new identity can’t protect Becca from a past that refuses to go away. Where do you turn when changing your name doesn’t give you the anonymity you want? When running hundreds of miles away isn’t far enough? When your search for a place to belong lands you right back where you began? One phone call destroys all the hope Becca Morrow has for a life beyond the shame of her past. Further discredited by the death of her elderly, ailing patient—the mother of the influential businessman, Isaac Hughes—Becca’s new life is shattered and her longing for love slips away. Working to clear her name, Becca must learn to see the beauty in the ugliness of dying, to accept the tenderness in forgiveness, and—at last—discover that where she belongs isn’t as much about her family history as it is about her faith in the One to whom she’ll always belong. “I was blown away by the beautiful style of Cynthia Ruchti’s novel, All My Belongings. Her story was warm, tear-jerking, and beautiful with healing.” —Hannah Alexander, author of Hallowed Halls “Intricate. Astounding. Suspense woven together with lyrical prose. Characters you hate, others you bleed for. Masterful storyteller, Cynthia Ruchti, has done it again!" —Lauraine Snelling, creator of the favorite Red River of the North historical series

All My Belongings

“Ragged Hope celebrates God’s fingerprints in difficult, harrowing stories, reminding us that He can heal the deepest of wounds.” —Mary DeMuth, speaker and author of The Wall Around Your Heart Where do you find hope when it’s clouded by the ashes of other people’s choices? Where is God when you are doing everything right but, because of someone else, everything is wrong? Cynthia Ruchti has walked this road herself and has spoken to thousands of people through her radio show. Ragged Hope is an insightful and hope-giving guide to assure you that God is ever present, and his love is unwavering. There is grace and a future in every situation—even (and especially) in those we did not cause but now live. Vetted by professional counselors and caregivers, this is the one guide you need to thrive no matter what situation or fallout you face. “If you have ever had to pick up tough responsibilities when someone else dumped a problem in your lap, read this book. I highly recommend it!" —Carol Kent, speaker and author of When I Lay My Isaac Down “With compassion and warmth, Cynthia Ruchti writes about people who made unwise, immature, or calculated bad decisions that threw themselves and others into chaos. And yet, even in the worst moments, some held on to what she calls rugged or true hope. ‘True hope is indestructible.’ Those four words sum up the positive message of this book.” —Cecil Murphey, bestselling author of more than 135 books, including Making Sense When Life Doesn’t, Gifted Hands, and 90 Minutes in Heaven

Ragged Hope: Surviving the Fallout of Other Peoples Choices

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