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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...

We Like To Be Together

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

As we head into these summer weeks, our narrative will set the tone. “We like to be together,” is choosing a mindset of joy and contentment in the people you are around. Only you can claim your mindset, and as you choose it over and over, it will set the culture of...

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...

Capturing Glimpses

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 3, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

If I want to have a relationship with my kids, I have to choose not to tune out when my immediate attention isn’t needed which can be difficult because as moms our care seems to be needed so often. As I sit working on my computer while my kids watch a Sunday night...

Turn The Mirrors Around

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 29, 2019 | All The Things, Popular, The Blog

Samantha took dance class this year, and when no one was peeking through the window, she would dance. During the Christmas show, as parents sat in chairs around the side of the room, she ran to my lap and hid her face, snuggling into my arms. This spring she returned...

More Than What You Do

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 27, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

Well done. So much more than the state of the burgers at the cabin this Memorial Day. Well done. If we are not careful, it can be what we live for, putting the majority of our efforts into what we are doing. It’s what we casually ask our friends when we haven’t seen...