Like a flowering vine, the effects of an unwed pregnancy reach into the lives of three generations of women. As the Korean War rages, endangering the man she loves, Ivy works in a nursing home trying to provide for their unborn child. Will one resident's rambling, grace-filled stories help her see the blossoming simplicity of truth?

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Review 1 for When the Morning Glory Blooms

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5 out of 5

An inspirational MUST READ novel!!! 3 books in 1!!

Date:April 14, 2013

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Location:Victorville, CA

Age:45-54

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It's great when you open a novel and find not only one compelling story inside but three all woven together in different ways. In the novel, When the Morning Glory Blooms, author Cynthia Ruchti introduces the reader to three women in different time periods. We meet Becky Trundle in 2013 who is dealing with the unexpected pregnancy and birth of her grandson, Jackson. Her daughter Lauren is still in high school and finds a suitable arrangement with living at home, finishing school and having her mom, Becky babysit and care for Jackson. Becky struggles with wondering how much she is enabling Lauren instead of having her come to terms with being a new mom and how to be a good role model as a Christian. Becky soon has her own struggle when she turns on her friend Monica who can't seem to understand why Becky is catering to Lauren.

Next we are introduced to Ivy Carrington in 1951 who is struggling with the recent departure of her boyfriend, Drew Lambert who has left to join the war in Korea. What she has failed to tell him is that she is now pregnant and fears what might happen to him if she writes him to tell him the good news. So instead she keeps the information to herself and continues to find solace in the company of Anna Grissom, an elderly lady in the nursing home when Ivy is employed. Anna has asked Ivy to capture her life story in a journal before she dies and along the way dispenses much needed wisdom to Ivy in ways she could have never imagined.

The last woman we meet is Anna Grissom who takes us back to 1890 when she was trying to establish a ministry of sorts to care for the young women who needed a place to stay that were pregnant. Back in those days, most families would cast aside the young girls and soon they had no place to go and now home to care for their children. Anna soon learns that no prayer is too little to ask for God's divine intervention when she inherits a dilapidated home belonging to her Aunt and attempts to turn it into something God can use to help these young women find hope again.

Throughout the novel, the story toggles back and forth in each of their wonderful women's lives and we can see not only their struggles but their perseverance to push through when the going gets tough. I especially found myself found of Anna. She was brought up in a time when there wasn't much available to help women who found themselves at the end of the bad choices they have made. Anna showed them what God looked like with skin on, and it touched the lives of so many women who never forgot what she did for them. Truly a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

I received When the Morning Glory Blooms compliments of Christian Fiction Blog Alliance and Abingdon Press for my honest review. This is a beautiful novel that inspires hope and shows us what the grace of God really looks like. It's beautifully written and you truly can experience each of these women through the eyes of author Cynthia Ruchti in such powerful ways. I truly believe that everyone will take away something special through their journey in this novel. It has found a permanent place in my own personal library. The wonderful ending is so unexpected you will need a box of tissues to get through this one. For anyone who has ever wondered why life hands us situations we didn't necessarily want to deal with, this one will show you how to inspire hope in those who need it the most. I rate this one a perfect 5 out of 5 stars!!!

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Review 2 for When the Morning Glory Blooms

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5 out of 5

Three Lives Intertwined by Circumstance

Date:April 25, 2013

MaryLois

Location:Houston, TX

Age:55-65

Gender:female

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Another great book from Cynthia Ruchti. This one tells the stories of three women, each from a different generation, who deal with the consequences of unplanned pregnancies. The reader gains wisdom and compassion through the life story of Anna who opens a home for unwed mothers in the 1890's.

My favorite part of the whole book is when Anna likens God's care for these young ladies who made unwise choices to His care for sparrows. At one point, a sparrow flies into the home through the open doors and frantic efforts to get it out of the house result in the bird smacking into a closed window. As it lays flopping on the floor, one of the residents calls it a stupid bird. Anna's response: "That was its problem a few seconds ago. Now its problem is pain." Anna recognizes the similarities between the bird and the girls of her home. Their unwise choices result in painful consequences. The world sees them only as fallen and ignores their pain. "The world they faced did not know that the sound of our falling is the call that sends Him to catch us."

Beautifully written, this book is an inspiring call to believers to put away our judgment and instead show Christ's love to the fallen--to bind up the wounds as Jesus did for the woman caught in adultery, the lepers, the tax collectors, the sinners.

Thank you, Cynthia!

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