Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

I’m Just Mom

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 17, 2019 | The Blog

I’m feeling a little ordinary. My son Hank is “Star Student” this week. He forgot to bring his poster home for us to do together, so he did it himself at school. (That’s a win.) He asked me late the night before it was due for a few pictures and as we...

This Is May

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 15, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I may have had too many kids. I’m not quite sure what to do about it, and couldn’t tell you which one I would vote off the island, but I’m just saying this past week I felt like I may have had too many. Somewhere between the start of baseball and the unending lists of...

Could God Feel Like Home?

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 13, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

God is big and expansive and powerful. That is true. But when His expansiveness makes Him feel distant, then that truest truth becomes untrue. God wants to make His home in our hearts and we can experience Him as our home. When we do He becomes the place where we...

Bring Your Authentic Self

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 10, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Is there is something inside of you that feels different, do you think it might be God? It could be as simple as increased curiosity or the feeling that there just must be more to this life than you are experiencing. Have you seen someone else feel different about God...

What I Really Want For Mother’s Day

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 8, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Ok, these holidays. They kill me. Every year my husband asks me what I want for Mother’s Day and every year I say, “I want to be alone.” I end up with flowers on the countertop. Last year he plainly said, “You can’t be alone on Mother’s Day.” He thinks it is...