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Help Me Believe

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 28, 2022 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

It was way too early to be up and Samantha crept out of her room. “I forgot to make my lunch last night.” “Oh, that’s okay, honey. We can do that in a little bit. We have plenty of time.” She went back to bed and I came in a couple of minutes later to lay with her. “I...

What Would You Do If You Were Not Afraid?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 18, 2022 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I was reading a book to my kids and it was full of sketches, some colored and some not. Teddy my kindergartner stopped me and said, “Mom can I color the pictures?” “Of course Teddy.” “But mom what if I color outside the lines?” What I heard in his voice was fear. His...

Don’t Be A Thermometer

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 13, 2022 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

With all of the chaos surrounding the rising covid numbers in our area this week, I wonder if this might help. A gal in our prayer group shared this illustration and it brought so much clarity. She said, “We weren’t made to be thermometers. Thermometers take the...

Who Do You Want To Be?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Oct 21, 2021 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

My friend’s daughter is in junior high. Even the words “junior high” make my jaw clench a little. There are so many ways that it can go down…not all bad, just a lot of different possible directions. Her daughter said this week, “I offered to help...

Our Daughter’s Miracle

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 24, 2021 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

I would want to share her story because I have seen our God, who can do anything, do the miraculous. It wasn’t a coincidence, and it wasn’t lucky. It was purely the reckless love of God intersecting our lives in a way that I would want you to know about because this...

We Can Tell God The Truth

by Kirstin Ricketts | Sep 17, 2021 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

“We can tell God the truth.” What does that even mean? When I think of my daughter, I wouldn’t want her to give me a canned answer when she is scared or trying to find her way. I’d want to talk with her about it, so we could peel back the...