Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

The Best Friendship Ever

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jul 1, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

God can be your friend. Ugh. If you told me that a year ago, I would have agreed with you…of course I agree with that. It sounds like something I would have repeated in Sunday School. But what does it mean? To me, “I am a friend of God,” meant we were on...

Fire Up Some Friendships

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

I still have no friends. With social media and busy schedules, our lives can be full of people…but a barren wasteland when it comes to friendship. We have plenty of people who heart pictures of our kids and awards and comment on how old they are getting, but how...

God Builds Big Faith Out of Small Seeds

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 26, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

This week as I was outside, I pulled up what looked like a weed and found an acorn attached to the leaves. Acorns fall from the trees in September/October, so this little guy was buried by a squirrel months ago. After being hidden in the dark all winter, it made me...

I’ve Got No Friends

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 24, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

“I’ve got no friends.” I found myself sitting with a younger mom at a baby shower. Her kids were with her husband and she could finally linger to chat. “Well of course you don’t. You have three kids under the age of four.” I remember that feeling…when you could...

What Will You Give Oxygen To?

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

As I drove down the road with my kids yesterday, I saw a gal give me a terribly disgusted look. Either she had “bitten a lemon,” as my mother would say, or just seen a unicorn beheaded, but most likely I had done something that upset her. “Oh dear,” I said, my kids...