Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Some Things We Can Only See In The Dark

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 10, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

As I read outside last night there seemed to be a star right above the horizon. It was shining so brightly that it was difficult to give attention to any of the others. When I got up to run, there it was again, this time next to the moon. Even in the morning light, it...

Be The Change You Want To See In The World

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 8, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Quarantine and curfews have us stuck in a place of separation. It’s unclear what is safe for our health and how we can come together as a society with so much division. I wonder if we are stuck right where God wants us to flourish. I wonder if this societal...

Where Healing Begins

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 5, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

The hardening of our hearts happens over time, possibly so gradually that we don’t even notice. The beginning of our hearts softening is humility—a willingness to consider that the way we see things might not be the entire story. There may be a narrative that we...

Break My Heart For What Breaks Yours

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 3, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

We would want to be able to see clearly. To be wise and compassionate, understanding, generous, and peace-seeking. But I think there is only one way to be all of those things. We have to ask. God, would You break my heart for what breaks Yours? We can try to...

Let’s Be Careful Where We Place Our Hope

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 1, 2020 | The Blog

I was looking back at some posts from the last couple of years. Everything pre-pandemic seems like a lifetime ago, but there is one I have thought of a lot during this time. It was about Noah’s Ark and the last sentence says, “The rains will come, and when...