Mark Cabaniss has been Ruthie's friend and publisher since nearly the beginning of her career. Here are two of her Advent songs published by Jubilate - and a lighthearted interview about their decades-long friendship.
When Ruthie's granddaughter arrived, the first moments were nothing like she'd imagined. In the difficult days that followed, standing beside a NICU bed, she began to see the miracle of Christmas in a way she never had before.
When Ruthie was a little girl, during communion, she heard the pastor say that Jesus "blessed the bread and broke it" - and she wished she could know the words He prayed. That unanswered question stayed with her for years - until she found herself writing a dramatic Holy Week musical, and discovered the answer had been hiding in plain sight for centuries.
