by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 8, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
For years I lived not understanding prayer. At all. My prayers felt like I was tossing a paper airplane into the air only to have it flip around and hit me back in the face. I missed decades of a deeper and more honest relationship with God because I didn’t have a...
by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 7, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
The first few weeks in January seem so dark. The Christmas lights go out, and we are left with a dark, ordinary world. In Nebraska, it seems to go very dark and very cold once the Christmas twinkle is gone. We are the last ones in our neighborhood to turn off our...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 6, 2020 | Faith Matters
Do you feel it too? The tightness in your chest as you look at the upcoming calendar? Kids reentering school and everything that comes with it? As I look at what’s ahead, unable to look my people in the eyes…I have to stop. That’s enough. Enough trying to do...
by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 2, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
If I’m being honest, the “New Year” might be my least favorite holiday. The old year, good or bad is gone, and the unexpected is coming. This past year had familiarity. We knew what we were up against, and we were in it. But the new year? It’s...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 1, 2020 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog
The ten most popular New Year’s resolutions in 2019 were: Exercise more Lose weight Get organized Learn a new skill or hobby Live life to the fullest Save more money / spend less money Quit smoking Spend more time with family and friends Travel more Read more...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 18, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog
My sister came over to pick up gingerbread houses. As we discussed if we had enough candy for the kids to decorate and why we didn’t buy the preassembled village, I watched my ten-year-old niece’s fingers glide over the figures in the manger scene piece by...