Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Don’t Be A Faker

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 28, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

My begonias have cracked me up this summer. They look strong, the leaves are perfectly waxy, they stand tall, and the red flowers are vibrant and beautiful. But…they are such fakers. At the slightest rain, they lean and slump over against each other, and the...

The Secret To Everything

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 26, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The apple tree in our yard is growing baby apples. They are only a little bit bigger than grapes, and the kids have been picking them just to see if they can pallet the sour taste. Hoisted in the air on their friend’s shoulders they reached up high into the...

What I Found When I Broke

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 23, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

As an Enneagram 8, I like to say I operate as a broken 8…not like a car with a wheel that fell of kind of broken, but more like a stubborn mule who could use a self-improvement plan. For a long time, like thirty-four years long, I was certain that I knew the...

What Your Kids Teachers Really Want

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 21, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

Cheers to the teachers. The wheels are falling off the wagon. Yesterday afternoon, we started doing taste tests to see if the kids like HoHo’s or Twinkies better. As they closed their eyes and I shoved pieces into their mouths like it was wedding cake it occurred to...

400 Feet At A Time

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 19, 2019 | The Blog

How can I follow God if I don’t know what He is saying…if I can’t see where He is leading or what He wants me to do? It’s the worst-best case scenario…the worst because we would want to know how the big story turns out and how we’ll get...