Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

If It Only Take A Minute Do It Right Away

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 30, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

I saw it in my friend’s eyes, pregnant with her fourth baby and three others under four. I remember being there once and when I looked around accomplishing “all the things” felt impossible, but I could choose to seize the demands that only took a...

Getting Over The Hump

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 27, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

If you are a runner, you know those first three miles are always the hardest. Even when I am well trained, sometimes getting over that hump feels like an impasse. I think I’ve found that same three-mile mark to be true of Bible reading. It seems okay to tell...

Karma

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 25, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

Karma can be one of those things we toss around. It’s easy to conceptualize: you get what you deserve, you reap what you sow…and then God swoops in blows up the formula with one word, grace. Grace is the opposite of karma. We were created to take this...

Victory

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 23, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

It took six years…and although I still wake up knowing that it’s the anniversary and my eyes flood with tears, that screaming pain isn’t there this year. When I think back to six years ago, for the first time, I am not tortured by it. Each...

My Daughter’s Miracle

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 20, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I would want to share her story because I have seen our God, who can do anything, do the miraculous. It wasn’t a coincidence, and it wasn’t lucky. It was purely the reckless love of our God intersecting our lives in a way that I would want you to know about because...