Melissa Cheatham | Hold Loosely, Live Freely

Colorful Pepper Salsa

by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 30, 2019 | The Blog, The Feed

My people go through salsa by the gallons. The fresh homemade kinds are their favorite. As soon as I get it chopped up, it gets gulped down along with a bag of tortilla chips. This is one of my go-to salsa recipes that shakes up our routine a bit by only using...

Lessons for Littles About the Power of Words

by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 25, 2019 | Children, The Blog

Yep. That happened. My kiddo said his first “real” cuss word. I think every parent is caught off guard by that, maybe like when your first kiddo loses his first tooth? If you missed the story, you can check it out here. The “first cuss word” was actually a great...

Teaching Moments

by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 23, 2019 | Children, Popular, The Blog

“Don’t tell Dad! Please, please don’t tell dad!” That is what I heard last week after my 8-year-old son said his first curse word (at least the first that I heard), and he felt a deserved consequence was coming. He sprinted downstairs and pleaded “You...

Be All In

by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 16, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

A few years ago this picture, not doctored or photoshopped, went viral. Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey was reading the New York Times bestselling book “The Case for Christ;” a book where the author, who is a legal editor with a background as an expert...

Easy Salmon Recipes You Will Want to Repeat

by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 10, 2019 | The Blog, The Feed

There are about 1000 different ways to cook salmon. For our family, I like to keep it an easy weeknight option, so I throw it in foil and stick in on the grill or in the oven. The prep is simple, the cooking time is short, and my people just devour it… those facts...