Kirstin Ricketts | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

My Protector

by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 27, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

My grandparents lived on Marco Island, off the coast of Florida. When I was in high school, my grandfather would give me his boat and my friends and I would drive it around the entire island. We would boat through the protected mud flats and across the expanse of the...

Adjust Your Approach, Change Your Everything

by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 25, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

For a long time, I viewed God in my mind’s eye as expansive like the sunrise: infinite, great, and yet, in that view…far away. Looking down at me, but inaccessible. While He is expansive, infinite, and great, God also knows the desires of my soul and the number...

He Sees Me

by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 22, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I love Shirley Temples. When I was a little girl we would drink them with my grandfather, so on special occasions with our kids, a bottle of Sprite and cherry grenadine is the perfect fit. My older boys make their own, pouring the ideal combination and carefully...

Will You Meet His Gaze?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 20, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

This summer, I got random texts from a guy who was convinced I was “Annie.” He would use words like “nemore,” and when I would tell him I was not her, he was sure I was pushing him off. Oh, Annie. She obviously knew this guy, and their relationship was ongoing, but...

You Were Created For More

by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 17, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

I was a birthday crier. Every.Single.Year. It wasn’t that the day hadn’t met my expectations, or that I didn’t feel loved by my husband or friends. But each year as I would look back, I felt a gap, like there had to be more than this. When my son Henry was two, he...