About ruth
Ruth knew me before I was even born, that is how long my mother and she have been friends. Growing up I knew Ruth as simply one of my mother’s friends. We would visit Ruth and her husband, Chris, regularly and for most holidays, including Christmas. Chris and Ruth enveloped my mother, my younger sister, and I into their family. As I got older, I stopped visiting Chris and Ruth out of mere obligation to my mother, but because I simply loved spending time with them. I would go over on Friday nights once a month in high school. Whenever I went over to their house, I immediately felt safe, loved, and heard. Chris and Ruth are some of the nicest, hardworking, and inspiring people you will ever have the privilege to meet. Ruth, especially, is one of those exceptional people who is not shaken by the things that life throws her way. Instead, she picks herself and her loved ones back up, shakes off the dust and gets back up.