Melissa Cheatham | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Thankful Hands

by Melissa Cheatham | Nov 19, 2019 | Children, Family, The Blog

Okay, I’m not sure there is a more fun art project when you are a kid than tracing your own hands. And as parents, do we ever get tired of seeing them? Several years ago, we started tracing our hands on fall colored paper, and then we would carefully cut them out. We...

Chicken Tortilla Soup

by Melissa Cheatham | Nov 14, 2019 | The Blog, The Feed

This is a Saturday soup favorite in our home and my favorite way to use leftover Thanksgiving turkey! The day after the heavy traditional turkey dinner, I crave spice and this hits the spot. I throw it together in the crockpot Friday morning and it’s ready whenever...

The Gratitude Book Tradition

by Melissa Cheatham | Nov 12, 2019 | Family, The Blog

This book is my new favorite Thanksgiving tradition! I found this gem at a nearby store and fell in love with the idea. The beautifully created book by Molly Hatch is bound in a soft green fabric and the title tells the entire story… Gratitude. On each page,...

Five Great Resources to Help Parents Navigate the Digital Age

by Melissa Cheatham | Nov 7, 2019 | Children, Family, The Blog

Most parents feel the intense pressures of having kids growing up in the digital age. We all could use some helpful resources to navigate the always-changing technology as it comes quickly at us as well as tips to establish healthy technology cultures in our own...

Kids and Smartphones – Let’s Prepare Them Well

by Melissa Cheatham | Nov 5, 2019 | Children, Family, The Blog

Smartphones and kids. There is so much to process! In my previous post, I discussed smartphones and shared that we have an on-ramp process of getting our kids acclimated to technology in a healthy way. We use a thought process similar to drivers ed, where different...