Author Archives: Carolyn Ruch

About Carolyn Ruch

Carolyn’s stories have appeared in the popular God Allows U-turns Series, Cup of Comfort Series, Guideposts magazine and other publications. Her passion, however, is protecting children from childhood sexual abuse. At the age of four, a hired field-hand attempted to molest her. Miraculously, she got away and told her father. Everything. She has spent the past ten years championing this issue and has received training certificates from some of the leading organizations dedicated to protecting children. RISE AND SHINE: A TOOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE is her first children’s book. A mother of seven (yes, seven), her life has been enriched through adoption and foster care. Carolyn and her husband, Ken, call Pennsylvania home. To view her children's book, please visit RiseandShineMovement.org

A Touch of Gray and Ounce of Wisdom

Once again the breakfast bar at our kitchen counter was strewn with homework papers and books. There was no place for a cereal bowl or even a spoon. I was frustrated. How many times do I have to tell her … Continue reading

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Wisdom at High Noon

It was a showdown of the parental kind. Our pistols were drawn. Who would be left standing? He sat across the table from me at the local luncheonette. It was a time for just the two of us, a lunch … Continue reading

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Giggling in a Powder Wonderland

They had been quiet for way too long. Where are they and what are they up to? I wondered. I checked the living room…no toddlers. Hmm. Then I heard their giggles. I ascended the stairs. What’s this? I followed a … Continue reading

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