Melissa Cheatham | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Tell The Stories

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 18, 2019 | Children, Faith Matters, The Blog

When my oldest was two, we were sitting on a blanket outside practicing animal sounds. You know… “What does a cow say?” Smart child replies… “Moo.” Momma claps. You know the drill. Things that you do with your first born that no other...

Everyone Needs a Time Out

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 11, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

A few weeks ago, I was preparing for the last day of school, which means laying everything my kids did over the past year out for display on our dining room table. It was full. Overlapping with books, projects, and papers. I do this so my kids can look back at the...

National Doughnut Day! (And More National Holidays You Will Want to Celebrate!)

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 6, 2019 | All The Things, Children, The Blog

The first Friday of June is National Doughnut Day! So what does that mean? Well, it’s a day that just goes from normal to a little extra special because we are celebrating something out of the ordinary. Kids love to celebrate… we love to celebrate! So...

Kids and Chores… How We Make it Work

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 4, 2019 | Children, The Blog

Okay, raise of hands, how many of you have enthusiastically started a “chore list” with your kids only to have it fail 5 days in… (hand raised over here)! We have tried and failed, several times over the years to establish some sort of chore routine. We...

Kids and Chores… Why Put in the Effort?

by Melissa Cheatham | May 30, 2019 | Children, The Blog

Why is it so difficult to deal with kids and chores! I mean, back in the day kids literally woke up at dawn to feed the chickens. Why now does it seem like a form of punishment to have our children do a couple of routine everyday tasks?! Chores are a hard thing to...