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Daily December Heart Guide

by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 1, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Is Christmas coming so fast that your heart hasn’t had a chance to catch up? Join us for a Centered Christmas with short daily reflections meant to center your heart and help you connect with God this December. With spots for journaling and questions to reflect on...

I’m Determined Not To Steal The Pen

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 29, 2020 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

It was seven years ago last week that Samantha’s heart failed, and God miraculously saved her life. Seven years ago we were about to go to bed, thinking we were just tired at the end of a long day. Little did we know we would wake up and experience our first...

I Can Do All Things

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 18, 2020 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Momming…most of my best ideas come from watching other moms and thinking, “Oooooh that. I’m going to do that too.” The simple, repeatable building blocks that we can copy and emulate…matter My son’s preschool teacher did this with her daughters – they would...

Things Usually Go Well But Sometimes They Don’t

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 15, 2020 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

A theme in 2020 seems to be- things usually go well but sometimes they don’t. Even when we choose to see the glass half full, sometimes there’s a rock in the bottom of the glass that seems unavoidable. When life gets rough, what can we do? Choose where we place our...

The Best Life Is Right Here

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 11, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Last summer we were at a ranch in the middle of the Arizona desert surrounded by cactus and sand…a pure wasteland. The horses were kept in a huge area where there was room to run, and they were well cared for. As the kids returned from their ride, an unbroken...

Let The Season Change You

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 9, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

As the air turns and it becomes cool, I notice the leaves on the burning bushes around our home are starting to turn red. Their leaves begin to change one by one, some more quickly than others…but little by little, the season is changing them. As the air feels...