Modern Day Ruth

Audiobook coming October 2026! 🎧🌾

Dig into the profound, original Hebrew layers of the Book of Ruth. Did you know Bethlehem means 'House of Bread'? Yet Elimelech chose to leave the House of Bread during a trial to sojourn in Moab—a place of compromise.

Modern Day Ruth, along with The Kinman's Promise, is wonderful for a Bible study, small group, or deep personal quiet time.

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Love Was the Beginning of Our Story. God’s Redemption Became the Rest of It.

Thirty-eight years ago today, on August 6, 1988, we stood before God and promised forever.

Twenty-one years ago, death interrupted what we were building—but it never erased what we shared.

Today, I don’t celebrate how our story ended. I celebrate that God allowed it to begin.

Thank you, Tim, for loving me so well, for giving me a lifetime of memories, and for showing our boys what sacrificial love looks like.

The Lord has been faithful through every chapter of my journey. His redemption didn’t replace our story—it carried me through it.

Until we meet again. ❤️✨

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.” — Song of Solomon 8:7

📣 IT’S OFFICIAL 📣

The Modern Day Ruth audiobook is in production!! 🎧

Contract signed, narrator confirmed — and I cannot wait for you to hear this story come to life in voice.

A huge welcome to Emily, who’s bringing Ruth’s journey to life as our narrator! 🥰

Mark your calendars: target completion date is September 24th, with release coming this fall! 🌾

Thank you all for your patience and excitement through this process — this next chapter of Ruth’s journey is coming soon ❤️

Exciting news!!! Modern Day Ruth’s audiobook is in the works!

✨ 20 ALL 5-STAR REVIEWS. 400+ BOOKS IN READERS’ HANDS. GOD IS SO FAITHFUL. ✨

Y’all. I am overwhelmed.

When I said yes to writing Modern Day Ruth, I knew it was obedience. I had no idea it would turn into this — 400+ copies finding their way into homes, hands, and hurting hearts, and now 20 five-star Amazon reviews from people who took time to put their experience into words.

THANK YOU. From the bottom of my heart — thank you.

I want you to hear what people are saying:

⭐️ “It brought to life the book of Ruth!! It was my morning coffee read that I looked so forward to.” — Monica

⭐️ “More full of hope in the midst of grief and inspiration in the midst of tragedy than any fiction Hollywood might pen.” — Celeste

⭐️“An absolute must read for anyone who wants to find healing. It beautifully invites you into the journey of two courageous women.” — Lauren

⭐️ “It doesn’t just tell a story — it invites you into a relationship, into memories, into moments that feel incredibly real.” — MJ

⭐️ “This is a great testament of faith and trust in our God. Pick a quiet time to read. Very emotional!” — Paula

⭐️ “No matter what situation you are going through in life, this book will give you insight on walking through life’s trials.” — Deana

⭐️ “Her amazing faith shines through. If you want to read a book that shows what God can do, please purchase it. You won’t regret it.” — Kathy

⭐️ “Love, loss, confusion, dedication — but God was always faithful. I received it one day and finished it the next.” — Wanda

These words undo me. Every single review.

If Modern Day Ruth has meant something to you, will you do one thing? Head to Amazon and leave a review — even two or three sentences. You have no idea whose broken search for hope will find your words first. Reviews are how strangers find stories. Your voice becomes a lifeline.

And if you know someone walking through grief or a season that feels impossible — share this post. Tag them. Send them the link. Their story isn’t over.

Because God wastes nothing.

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Twenty-one years ago today, heaven welcomed him home.

I still know the sound of his laugh. The way his arms felt around me. That smile that could fill a whole room. Twenty-one years, and my heart still reaches for him in the quiet moments and I’ve decided that longing isn’t a wound. It’s love that refuses to quit.

Timmy, you were my beginning. The boy with the mustache who swept me off my feet and married me. The daddy who loved his boys dearly. The man standing waist-deep in the water, baptizing his own son. You poured your life into us, and not one drop of it was wasted.

Because that’s the truth I’ve learned in the years since: God wastes nothing. Not the love. Not the laughter. Not even the grief. He has taken every piece of our story and woven it into something I never could have written myself.

So today I’m not just remembering, but I’m celebrating. Because you’re not gone, you’re ahead. You’re Home. You’re more alive right now than you’ve ever been, in the presence of our Savior who called you by name. And one day the trumpet will sound, and I will see that smile and those beautiful green eyes again.

Until then, I’ll keep telling the story. I’ll keep loving our boys, kissing our grandbabies, and preaching the goodness of a God who turns mourning into dancing.

Your story isn’t over, sweetheart. Neither is mine. We’re just in different chapters of the same book… and The Author (our Heavenly Father) is so, so, good. ❤️

“He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.” — Isaiah 25:8