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The Daughter of a King

by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 19, 2019 | Children, Faith Matters, Featured, The Blog

My daughter’s name is Ella. She was actually named after my great-great-great grandmother Cinderella, crazy enough. So my Ella has always seen her name as the same as a blond Disney Cinderella princess. She is in the princess phase where Ariel, Belle, and Rapunzel...

February Bootcamp (And Just Great Valentines)

by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 29, 2019 | Children, The Blog

What is it about January that brings out the crazy in my people! Is your home that way too? I would like to think that it’s not just mine. After the season of fun and sparkle that Christmas brings, here comes January which seems to put my kids in a selfish...

Leave Room to Celebrate

by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 13, 2019 | Children, Family, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The days are full, aren’t they? Running kids to school, work responsibilities, sports practices, birthday parties, haircuts, piano lessons… the multitude of things that create busyness can drown our days in clutter. Do you ever sit back at the end of the day and...

Celebration Punch

by Melissa Cheatham | Dec 27, 2018 | Children, Family, The Feed

One of our family traditions is to have frozen punch on Christmas Eve. This actually started when my mom made it for my sister and me, and now my kids count down the days until they can have the slushy pink punch. Really, we could make this on any day or for any...

You Don’t Have to Give In

by Melissa Cheatham | Jul 27, 2018 | Children, Faith Matters, Featured, The Blog

When my middle kiddo was two, he decided one day to cover his entire body with green marker, to be like the Hulk of course. Permanent green marker. The look on his face when I saw him for the first time covered in green scribbles was stone face cold though. He knew...