Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Steady To Slow And Savor Our King

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 18, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

My sister came over to pick up gingerbread houses. As we discussed if we had enough candy for the kids to decorate and why we didn’t buy the preassembled village, I watched my ten-year-old niece’s fingers glide over the figures in the manger scene piece by...

When People Are Mean

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 16, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

It’s the holidays, and you know, sometimes it’s not all sugar plum fairies and frosting. So what can you do when people are mean? You get to choose how you react and what you will do with the mess. There is freedom in realizing that you have a choice. Give...

If You Set An Empty Plate This Year

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 13, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

If you set an empty plate this year, God sees you in your pain and your grief. He sees you going to all of the celebrations without the person you love and trying to keep it together, trying to maintain normal for your people. He sees the hole in your heart that you...

What To Do When God Gives You The Opposite of What You Ask For

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 11, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

God can be trusted, I know He can…yet sometimes I can’t believe what seems to be happening around me. So what can we do when it just doesn’t make sense or when we are just plain disappointed? Maybe even when we wonder if God got this one wrong. Tell Him the...

It’s Worth The Practice

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 9, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

It’s worth the practice. I called my husband’s grandmother to ask about her dinner rolls. After we spent some time getting her hearing aids adjusted, I rushed to write it down. I had never made bread before, so I rolled them out, making them too dense....