Ruthie Roberts (Ruth Furaus), and her three siblings were raised by their parents, David and Ann McRoberts, on a beautiful mountain ranch in Boulder Colorado. As a child, Ruth loved the outdoors and spent countless hours exploring the mountains with her siblings. Some of her fondest memories include the many days spent at their pond with her younger brother, Joe, horseback riding with her sister along the scenic Anne White Trail, nature lessons from her mother while hiking around the mountains, four wheeling with the family, helping her dad cut trees in the forest and later flying in airplanes with both her brothers. She also enjoyed showing her pony in competitions, and competing in Dressage events with her horse.

Ruth attended Campion Academy for high school and then Colorado University where she studied music. Later she transferred to Andrews University in Michigan where she earned a degree in elementary education and music.

After graduating in 1993, Ruth and her five-year-old son, Benjamin, from her first marriage, moved to Leesburg, Virginia, where she taught elementary school in Vienna Virginia. In 1999, she and Benjamin returned to Colorado, where she would later meet her soulmate and husband, Mark Furaus.

In 2006 Mark and Ruth moved to Coeur d’Alene ID where Mark worked remotely for the Jesus Film Project while Ruth took care of their new baby, Aaron. They eventually returned to Colorado, settling in Lafayette. During this time, Ruth grappled with unfulfilled aspirations of recording a professional music album however, the dream seemed out of reach at the time.

Later they moved to a country property in Larkspur, Colorado. Ruth enjoyed, spending summers gardening in her greenhouse and enjoying outdoor adventures with her husband and sons which included mountain biking, dirt biking, skiing, hiking, etc.. Ruthie continued to visit her parents, who at the time still lived in the Boulder home where she was raised.

Ruth had nearly let go of her lifelong dream of recording an album, and fulfilling her mother’s request to have recordings of her songs. Years had passed, and the dream seemed increasingly out of reach. But in 2018, an unexpected opportunity arose. Recording became hopeful again when she befriended John Redmon, her church’s music director. After sharing her dream, John introduced her to his friend and collaborator, Thomas Dawson Jr., music director of, and musician with the famed Commodores.

Thomas agreed to help her along with John Redmon who would do all the graphic design for the CD and provide the record label. Thomas agreed to produce her album and began orchestrating a Christmas project.

On November 29, 2018, the recording was completed, and Ruthie received 200 CDs just in time to present one to her parents before the holiday season. The album, created by Thomas Dawson Jr.’s aptly named Dream Records, fulfilled both Ruthie’s lifelong aspiration and her mother’s request for a recording.

Today, Ruthie reflects on the journey with gratitude, knowing it was filled with God’s guidance and the support of incredible people.