by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 6, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
I sat at coffee with a friend, a friend that I believe in. A friend that is scratching the surface of her faith. We talked about prayer. She said she is a “thankful pray-er,” telling God what she is grateful for and thanking Him for His blessings, and I...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 26, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
As we approach Easter, I want to see Jesus like the characters in the old Bible stories who were climbing sycamore trees, reaching out through crowds to touch His robe, flocking to the hills to hear Him speak. Leading up to Easter, I long to see Him everywhere. I...
by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 25, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
A few weekends ago, my husband was out of town and I was planning on conquering a thick six basketball game, two baseball practice, Sunday church, and one birthday party schedule over a quick forty-eight hours. I wrote everything down… locations, times, jersey color...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 24, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
I woke up dreaming that I was visiting classrooms in a school and a little girl was holding a picture she had drawn. With her big eyes looking up, it was as if she was saying, “Look at me. I am worth it.” That image reflects our generation as women, maybe...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 21, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
We had our first snow that amounted to much of anything recently. It was the bitter cold type of storm, and as I walked through the wind, the air stung my face. I was at a retreat and between the cabin and the lodge there was a large field. Heading to the lodge, I...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 19, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
I like to read and pray early in the morning. I’ve been known to do some extreme things to warm up my little office next to the kitchen. Sometimes I get out of bed and immediately put on snow pants, or set my space heater to 90 degrees to take the edge off, but my...