by Mike Ruman | Nov 14, 2019 | Firefighters, The Shelter Foundation
You know you’re a fire fighter family when: Your kids can only count on a calendar with rotations of A,B and C. You correct your friends when they say, “look at the fire truck; and you reply that’s not a fire truck it’s an engine.” Your entire families wardrobe...
by Mike Ruman | Nov 2, 2019 | The Shelter Foundation
Your husband comes home from a long, exhausting 24, 48, or 72-hour shift and you must readjust to life with a partner again, after just getting the hang of things on your own. The firefighter schedule may seem easy to your friends whose husbands have 9-5 jobs,...
by Mike Ruman | Oct 17, 2019 | The Shelter Foundation
Have you ever walked into Church, meetings or somewhere and felt you’re supposed to hear this message? The Shelter Foundation has been doing a group bible study and has been working in the book of James. Each week that we have met, I am overcome with the presence of...
by Mike Ruman | Oct 3, 2019 | The Shelter Foundation
My first year on the job, I caught a counterfeit case. Nothing crazy, just a guy who paid at a gas station with “funny money.” He used two 50’s which at first looked decent, but even a cursory examination found them faker than fake; you could even see the serrations...
by Mike Ruman | Sep 19, 2019 | The Shelter Foundation
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Luke 12:34 NIV Consider this: There are only so many hours in a day, There are only so many days in a year, And we only have so many years to live… The kicker of course being that our number of...
by Mike Ruman | Sep 5, 2019 | The Shelter Foundation
It’s amazing how much reflection you do while grieving. You look back and pick apart every inch of your time with that person, reflecting on the highs and lows together. I’ve often thought about what I’d say to Zack if he could come back and sit with me for a few...
