Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Be Nice To My Friend

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 12, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

“Do I want to own this?” It’s a great phrase to repeat to yourself when you clean out your house, but it also reminds me of a conversation via text a friend and I had back and forth last night. She said, “If that person knew the train wreck I am like you do, she...

Spring Cleaning…What I Ask Myself

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 10, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Ok, I watched the first episode of Marie Kondo’s show, and I’ll admit it: her way of folding t-shirts and placing them upright in your drawers is actually kind of magical. You can see every shirt in the drawer without messing up the pile, and they do fit better....

Inhale Confidence, Exhale Doubt

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 7, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

“Inhale confidence, exhale doubt; inhale confidence, exhale fear.” As I am thinking to myself, I hear my three-year-old’s feet scamper down the long hallway towards our room. He sneaks into our bed and places his head against mine, and it makes me think of how God...

Learning To Be Present

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 5, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

When days are long and cluttered with so many things, I must choose to stop and remember what it is like to be present. What does it mean to show up for my life today? As I consider that question, I look over at the four sets of eyes that are looking to me to be...

What If You Started To Notice?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 3, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

About five years ago I started slowing life down to notice. It began with some things that were very basic, like how the towel feels against my fingers as I fold it, how the air feels when I breathe it in my nose, how the flooring feels against my feet as I walk....