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August 29, 2026

Storms will find you.
Hope can find you, too.

Twenty-five lifelines, written by a man who needed every one of them. For the hard season you're in — or the one someone you love is in.

Read the first lifeline
Paperback · Hardcover · eBook — Mathews Publishing Company
Gulf marsh at first light on the Mississippi coast
Ricky R. Mathews, author of Finding Hope
Ricky R. Mathews · Gulf Coast, MS

A note from Ricky

Undiagnosed dyslexia. Hurricane Katrina. First-responder PTSD. The night my own heart stopped.

I wrote the handbook I couldn't find. Twenty-five lifelines — real encouragement and hard-won wisdom for when everything feels heavy. Read one when you can't read anything. Each is four pages.

Hope isn't just found. It's fought for — and passed forward.

Ricky's story

Why are you here?

For someone you loveGive a copyBuying it for a friend, a parent, a veteran, or a coworker who's carrying something heavy. Includes what to write on the front page.Give a copy →For groupsRun it with your groupA free five-session discussion guide for church small groups, recovery groups, and first-responder peer teams. Bulk pricing at 25, 100, and 500.Guide and bulk orders →For media and bookersBook RickyKeynotes, services, and first-responder events. Press kit with bios, topics, and video.Speaking and press →
“Finding Hope doesn't avoid the darkness; it meets you in it and shows you a way through.”
Emma BenoitSuicide attempt survivor, speaker, founder of EmmaSpeaks

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