{"product_id":"battles-beyond-the-waves-the-fading-lighthouse-hardcover","title":"Battles Beyond the Waves - The Fading Lighthouse - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara J. Ratliff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome battles are not fought at sea. Some follow you home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBattles Beyond the Waves: The Fading Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e, Barbara J. Ratliff continues the deeply personal journey begun in \u003cem\u003eBattles Beyond the Waves\u003c\/em\u003e, moving beyond the battles associated with the uniform and into a different kind of battlefield, one shaped by motherhood, separation, uncertainty, and the struggle to protect what matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe battlefield had changed, but the battles had not ended.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith honesty, faith, and reflection, Ratliff recounts a season when the life she had fought to build began to feel increasingly beyond her control. As family relationships are tested and systems meant to provide order instead create new obstacles, she finds herself confronting one of the most painful realities a mother can face: loving her children fiercely while navigating circumstances that limit her ability to protect, comfort, and simply be with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough courtrooms, supervised visits, difficult decisions, moments of separation, and wounds that reached far beyond the boundaries of military service, Ratliff reveals how quickly a person who has spent years being strong for everyone else can begin to lose sight of her own light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYet even a fading lighthouse is still a lighthouse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of this memoir is a woman learning that resilience does not mean never becoming tired, frightened, angry, or uncertain. It means continuing to search for the light when darkness makes it difficult to see. Faith becomes more than something she professes. It becomes an anchor. Motherhood becomes more than a role. It becomes a reason to keep fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fading Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about what happens after survival, when the world expects you to move forward while pieces of the past are still demanding to be reconciled. It explores family, motherhood, institutional systems, forgiveness, faith, and the difficult work of reclaiming a life that adversity tried to define.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor veterans, parents, survivors, and anyone who has ever wondered whether their light was disappearing beneath the weight of what they carried, this memoir offers a reminder: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light may grow faint without going out.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBattles Beyond the Waves: The Fading Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e is the concluding volume of Barbara J. Ratliff's two-part memoir, a story not simply of what she endured, but of the faith, love, and determination that helped guide her home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67925840331006,"sku":"9781972028315","price":31.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/KJtdd3GXw29781972028315.webp?v=1793439197","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/battles-beyond-the-waves-the-fading-lighthouse-hardcover","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}