by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 12, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog
“Do I want to own this?” It’s a great phrase to repeat to yourself when you clean out your house, but it also reminds me of a conversation via text a friend and I had back and forth last night. She said, “If that person knew the train wreck I am like you do, she...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 9, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog, This Is Life
The drawer of my refrigerator finally wouldn’t open. It was officially stuck. As nasty as this sounds, an opened can of orange juice concentrate had spilled four months ago, and I kept meaning to clean off the sticky muck and yet I just didn’t get around to it. So...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 2, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog
There are so many things that I love doing with my kids, but I have to be honest…. sometimes playing pretend makes me want to poke my eyeballs out. I know… this sometimes makes me feel like a total loser mom, but even when I was little, pretending that Barbie...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 22, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog
Let us not forget as the water recedes and the news fades, Those who are feeling hopeless. Those who have faced their greatest fear, looked it in the eye, and watched it come true. Let us not forget Those who have lost all sense of normal. Those who have lost their...
by Melissa Cheatham | Mar 20, 2019 | All The Things, Children, The Blog
Today is the first day of March Madness! For us, this might as well be a calendar established holiday, because we have created traditions behind it that make it unique and my family looks forward to it every year. March Madness for those of you who are not...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 20, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog
It’s spring break time! Let’s talk travel tips! Because my husband is a saint, we just took a trip with my parents, sister, and our combined seven kids. Below are my tips for actually enjoying each other on a large family vacation. To say we have a lot of...