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Just One Thing

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jul 13, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Each summer, the flowers at the cabin tell me a story. I have a combination that I like, begonias, petunias, some sweet potato vine, and my secret is the Persian shield. It gets to be just the right height to replace the traditional spikes in the middle of the...

Capture The Simple

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jul 3, 2020 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I figured that fishermen usually don’t catch anything anyway, so my kids were getting the typical fishing experience. I have gotten away with my kids fishing without hooks or bait for years. Over the weekend, our friends brought their kids to the cabin, and they can...

What You Have To Offer Is Enough

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 28, 2020 | All The Things, Children, Faith Matters, The Blog

Our God is a God of full-circle, accepting, limitless love. Back in the old days, when we ate at restaurants with our grandparents, I saw that kind of love. It was my grandmother’s 83rd birthday. At the end of the meal, my oldest son eagerly asked me if we could...

Be Nice To My Friend

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 24, 2020 | 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 I had with a friend. She said, “If that person knew the train wreck I am like you do, she would use the...

Life Is Not lived In The Hallmark Aisle

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 19, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Today you may need to hear – obligatory card holidays are stupid and you are not alone. If your dad was crummy, know that you are not the only one with three blank cards sitting up in your cabinet, purchased because you want so badly to be normal, but can’t find...

Are You Self-Medicating?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 17, 2020 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

We can mask the void with anything. If someone asked you if you are “self-medicating,” your initial response might be, “Well, of course.” We have made it through this season with a variety of things: wine, wine and wine, Netflix, online...