Melissa Cheatham | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Ten Last Minute (But Still Sincere) Valentine Ideas

by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 13, 2020 | Family, The Blog

Men, this one is for you! TOMORROW is Valentine’s Day! Here are ten last-minute Valentine gifts that DO NOT involve roses at 5:00 PM on your way home from work. 🙂 1. Chick-fil-A makes heart-shaped biscuits on Valentine’s day. What! It’s a...

February Reset

by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 11, 2020 | Children, The Blog

What is it about this time of year that brings out the crazy in my kids! I see rudeness and entitledness start to creep in and the way we communicate to each other tends to go downhill. Is your home that way too? I would like to think that it’s not just mine. 🙂...

You Were Created

by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 5, 2020 | Children, Faith Matters, The Blog

Last week I took my kids to see the new Toy Story 4 movie. It was pretty cute, but one thing that caught my attention was the new little character “Forky.” Forky is a white plastic spork that came to life when little Bonnie gave it two google-y eyes, pipe cleaner...

Broken Made Beautiful

by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 4, 2020 | The Blog

Recently, I saw the most beautiful white ceramic bowl with gold intertwined in a random pattern within it. I learned it was the art of “Kintsugi,” which is a centuries-old Japanese art form where they fix broken pottery. Rather than rejoin the ceramic...

Pray Big Prayers

by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 30, 2020 | Praying, The Blog

If you’ve ever checked out our bio page, you will see that I am from a small town, homeschool my kids, love Diet Pepsi… you know the usual bio stuff. One thing that it doesn’t mention is that I had a severe concussion years ago that caused debilitating traumatic brain...