This week's re-posts tell the story of a teenager who fled from his hometown, his family, and his faith - only to gratefully come back as a professional adult. Today's post was originally published August 27, 2013.
It sounded like a sentimental, mushy story line. But Erik Metaxas strongly recommends the book. That carries some weight for me, so I read The Little Way of Ruthie Leming and I'm glad I did.
Conflicted feelings abound because the author left his small Southern hometown young - he rejected everything about it and couldn't wait to get away. He gladly left his family and the town, went to the Big City, and built a career.
His sister Ruthie loved the little hometown and its people, and they loved her. She stayed and raised her own family close to them. When cancer took her life at the age of 42, it drew her brother Rod (the author) back into the environment he abandoned and he saw goodness in the community that he'd never appreciated.
He brought his family back to the small town. He says: "The familiar used to feel oppressive; now it feels comforting.
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