Thanksgiving

Micah's down for a nap. Scott's out cleaning the car. Bekah's packing bags...everyone is doing their part in getting ready to drive to g'ma and g'pa Ruth's for Thanksgiving tomorrow...

Micah's finding his voice!

Last night we had our friend Josh over for dinner. While the three of us grown-ups talked, Micah started piping in with some coos and squeals. Now, Micah's been a grunter since day 1, but he's rarely made "happy" sounds which may accompany a smile. Well, last night he made sure we knew he was happy - he was all smiles and coos. How precious!! It is so wonderful to watch him grow and develop!

He is just too cute.

My Sweetie is gone : (

My lovely wife, Bekah, is out of town this week. She's in CA with baby Micah, and I'm here in Chicago...all alone : ( Sniff, sniff. At least I get to see her on Thursday when I fly out to join them for the wedding of her sister, Elizabeth. Greg is her finance, and I'm actually a groomsman, a first for me :)

Oh, yeah, I don't want to forget to mention that last week was Breakthrough's big Annual Benefit Dinner/Fundraiser. We all worked really hard, God showed up, and it all payed off. $705,000 was raised in one night! Praise God! But we're still a bit shy of our goal of $750,000. So if you're feeling generous, then check out our website, and pay special attention to the donation page : ) God bless ya'll !! - scotty

"Hi Grandpa!"

This past Saturday and Sunday we were able to introduce Micah to his grandpa Ruth - unbeknownst to him!

Though Lisa had had the opportunity to meet her grandson (she came out for a few days in September), Scott had not. Our plans were to get together for Thanksgiving - that would be the soonest Scott could meet his grandson.

We wouldn't have it!! By Thanksgiving, Micah will be nearly 3 months old and much bigger. So, we planned a surprise trip to Omaha that would cross paths with Scott's and Lisa's. What were our first words when we saw Scott? "Hi Grandpa!" Grandpa Scott Ruth was very surprised. We all enjoyed our evening together, then the three of us (Scotty, Bekah, Micah) drove back to Chicago on Sunday.

Micah will be introduced to his other grandpa, Tom Sovilla, in early November when we fly out to CA for Bekah's sister's wedding. Can't wait for those two to finally meet!

Super Micah!

We have discovered that our little baby boy has secret powers that originate from Planet Krypton. Go Super Micah. Go.

Only Son

The other night I (Bekah) was putting Micah to bed. After he fell asleep in my arms, I looked down at the face of my only son - calm, peaceful, adorable. Then I thought about the fact that this is the way Jesus entered the world - in the form of a little baby. This Jesus was Someone's only Son - God's.

I got to thinking about how God gave up His only Son for us, a sinful people, because of love. As I looked at Micah I thought to myself that there is no way I would give up my son for anyone, especially not for wicked people!! I love Micah so much, and I don't want harm to befall him. If anyone intentionally hurt him, I know my first inclination would not be to love that person!

I realized that the love I have for Micah does not even compare with the love God has for His Son, Jesus. Yet God also loves every man and woman on this earth, so much so that he gave His only Son Jesus to die for them, so that we could be in relationship with God.

"No!" I thought to myself as I held my only son Micah and looked down at his precious face. "No, God, it hurts too much to think about You willingly giving up Your only precious Son for sinful people...letting Jesus die for me. I am so undeserving!" I was overwhelmed by the concept of grace. I realized how much it cost God for me to be in relationship with Him - the death of His perfect son.

God's grace is amazing.

We're Live!!!

Hey Everyone,

Welcome to the long-awaited Ruth Family Website! We call it Ruth Reflections because this is a place where we can share our wonderings, photos, and passions with those whom we love. This is our Journal, and we will try to keep it fresh with the latest rumblings around the Ruth Family.

The greatest thing that's happened recently (besides launching this website :) is the birth of our beautiful baby boy, Micah Scott Ruth. He is our first born son, and we couldn't be prouder. He was born on Thursday morning (9/6/07), 6lbs 9oz. He is very lankey, like his father, and we can't wait to see him grow up! Well, we're actually not in that big of a hurry, because for one he's too darn cute right now, and also he's probably cheaper now than he will be in 16 years :)

Anywho, check out the wonderful photos we have of him in our Photo Gallery.

Feel free to leave comments on our Journal entries, we would love to hear your thoughts!