Getting pregnant again after going through a miscarriage should be a joyful experience. It should be the promise of new life with a beautiful baby arriving. It should be an end to the pain that you have gone through when you lost your last pregnancy. Unfortunately it doesn’t always go quite like that; at least […] The post “Mending a Broken Heart: Faith to Guide Me through Pregnancy after Miscarriage” by Sophie Anderson appeared first on RUBY ..read more

Summer Camp by Kisa Radcliff “The best week of your life, guaranteed!” That was Young Life’s summer camp promise. They delivered! That was forty years ago and, although I’ve had some great vacations, no week changed my life more than that one. This isn’t an ad for Young Life camp. The post “Summer Camp” by Lisa J. Radcliff appeared first on RUBY ..read more

"The Star-Spangled Banner Hymn Stories" Diana Leagh Matthews Happy 4th of July! In celebration of our country’s birthday, let’s learn more about our national anthem. We all know our National Anthem, but do you know how it originated? The author, Francis Scott Key, was at Fort McHenry when the British Royal Navy bombed the fort in 1814. The post “The Star-Spangled Banner Hymn Stories” Diana Leagh Matthews appeared first on RUBY ..read more

Here's the July issue of RUBY magazine . . . featuring inspirational articles and poetry, devotionals and short stories, summer celebration recipes, and our monthly feature, the Kids' Korner with a story just for the young people in your family. The post It’s here! The July 2019 issue of RUBY magazine is available! appeared first on RUBY ..read more

July is more than summer picnics and fireworks for the Fourth and French food for the Fourteenth (Bastille Day)—well, it used to be. July was Vacation Bible School time for our family. School ended late in June and August was time for our family vacation—a circumstance that fit the profile of many in our church. So, from the time they were toddlers, until they took over the volunteering, July was a time for me to be immersed in puppets, nametags, play scripts, volunteer lists, and snack selections. The post “The Long Reach of VBS (Vacation Bible School)” By Joan Leotta appeared first on RUBY ..read more

“Is your mother going to come after you?” The words surprised me, but I quickly recovered. “No, I have my own car,” I replied.  I was cleaning my parent’s house and it was my mother who asked the question. I had suspected Mom’s problem was more serious than the small strokes and Parkinson’s that had […] The post “Mom’s Holding Faith” by Norma C. Mezoe appeared first on RUBY ..read more

Thorns of trials. Thorns of affliction. Thorns of adversity. Thorns of all kinds. Thorns pricking. Briers sticking. Thistles piercing. Pricking thorns of… * abuse * divorce * addiction * a lost job * failing health * loss of a home * financial disaster * a friend’s betrayal * a teen making bad choices The enemy […] The post Leaning against a Thorn by Lynn Mosher appeared first on RUBY ..read more

There are many special memories of my mother although she left us far too soon at age 44. Life had been a struggle for her most of her early years from the Depression, World War II, and epilepsy to name a few. Despite hardship and struggle, Mother carved out some very precious memories for me not only as a little girl who loved coming home to a huge stack of the most delicious oatmeal raisin cookies. ( I knew how to eat an entire row of them so as not to divulge the exact number consumed!) The post The Greatest Comfort by Sharon Patterson appeared first on RUBY ..read more

Can you believe it’s already May?!? We are so excited to see the spring flowers blooming and hear the birds chirping outside the kitchen window in the mornings. This issue of RUBY magazine is packed with inspirational articles and poetry, devotionals and short stories, Mother’s Day craft ideas and recipes, and our monthly feature, the […] The post The May 2019 Issue of RUBY has been Published! appeared first on RUBY ..read more

Can you believe it is almost May already? I'm looking forward to the warmer days of spring and summer (although it has still been kind of chilly and rainy here the past few days, I'm hopeful that it will warm up soon!), and all of the creative projects we can do outside in the warmer months.  Here is a pretty reminder of all the beauty of spring in the May 2019 printable calendar we created for you this month. If you would like to use this pretty calendar on your blog or website, just right click on the image and "save as" to your computer. Then you can upload it anywhere you want! The post He ..read more