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What I Found When I Broke

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 23, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

As an Enneagram 8, I like to say I operate as a broken 8…not like a car with a wheel that fell of kind of broken, but more like a stubborn mule who could use a self-improvement plan. For a long time, like thirty-four years long, I was certain that I knew the...

What Your Kids Teachers Really Want

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 21, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

Cheers to the teachers. The wheels are falling off the wagon. Yesterday afternoon, we started doing taste tests to see if the kids like HoHo’s or Twinkies better. As they closed their eyes and I shoved pieces into their mouths like it was wedding cake it occurred to...

I Will Trust That God Knows More Than I Do

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 16, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

The final piece in my list of “Guiding Principles” is the most pivotal and life-changing: I will trust that God knows better than I do. It sounds simple, right? Maybe even obvious. But when you start to proceed that way, it changes everything. It is the most free way...

Fly Little One

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 14, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Fly little one, Run in and see the excitement ahead. Lunch and recess, Funny jokes to be said. Things to learn and friends to make, Letters to write and pictures to paint. Books to read and stories to tell, Of things that went right…and some not so well. ...

I Will Fight For The Big Rocks

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 9, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

You know what’s fun? Living for the things you actually care about! It may sound obvious, but I lived for a long time with my jar filled with sand, trying to squeeze in the things I claimed to be priorities, until I put the brakes on life and stopped the...

It’s Time For A Reboot

by Kirstin Ricketts | Aug 7, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The beginning of the year is a white canvas: a new start, a breath of fresh air, and another opportunity to begin again. As the first day of school approaches, I’ve started reflecting on the things I want to do a little bit better than we did last year, what I...