Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Feeling Conflicted?

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 29, 2020 | The Blog

If you asked me how I felt, for weeks I have been saying, “It’s just all so weird.” I couldn’t quantify what was happening all around us and even in my heart. As I listened to a talk and the speaker said, “It’s okay to let all of your feelings...

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...

Monday Night Live 8:30pm CST

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 25, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Monday Night Live. It starts tonight at 8:30pm CST. What is it? Well, think of the friend that you weren’t sure you actually wanted but who spurs you on towards being who God created you to be. That’s what we want to make available to you. Sound...

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...