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To The Mom Who Is Just Plain Tired

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 27, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Our family went through some cycles during this quarantine in the attempt to bring joy into our home. It began with things like slime. As I started to tire out and get less creative, we went straight to baking. The sweet treat seemed like hope. When spring came, we...

You Have Permission To Be Human

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 22, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

This has been hard, and a two-hour pedicure isn’t going to make it all better. Life has just kept going as we continue pressing in full throttle to keep our homes afloat. We may need to pull back and give ourselves permission to be human. Not permission to yell...

We Limped Over The Finish Line

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 20, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The tears welled up in my eyes as I tucked my son’s final week of homework into the bag to turn in to school and I started sobbing. Why? It was just a bunch of worksheets… I don’t know if life changed so quickly and my heart is catching up, or if I’m...

Your Big Green Eyes Set Me Free

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 6, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I went out to run this morning and Samantha came out in her purple pajamas to run with me. She hasn’t gotten the memo that I run for quiet, but these are the sweet moments when I am reminded to just run with the girl I thought I might not get to run with. I took...

Resources For Family Devotions

by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 13, 2020 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

As I read the Bible with the kids a few weeks ago, my four-year-old gasped when we read about God sending the Israelites food from heaven. My grandfather passed away and Teddy was just sure that he was going to starve in heaven because God was sending the Israelites...

There is a Love that is Compelling

by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 2, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I attended a week of pizza school. I can spread pizza sauce like nobody’s business. I honestly think my children believe this course is one of my life’s most significant achievements, and who knows, it does come in handy. To these children of mine, I...