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You Were Chosen

by Melissa Cheatham | May 7, 2019 | All The Things, Children, Home Sweet Home

Moms, do you ever wonder what your children will remember when they are grown and look back at their childhood? I do. My hope is they somehow only remember the good. I want them to remember my encouraging words, snuggles on the couch, reading books, going on...

The Forever Pursuit

by Kirstin Ricketts | May 3, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Our three-year-old, Teddy, had never seen the ocean. As the sun came up on the first morning of vacation, he could see water meet the horizon. We told Teddy he was seeing the ocean, but from the 14th floor, it was far away. He hadn’t been there, he hadn’t...

How To (Gracefully) Steal Your Child’s Easter Candy

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 24, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The joy of what is the Easter Egg Hunt, when we want to see our kids’ eyes full of joy and their baskets overflowing with sweet things, leaves us in a predicament post-Easter: What do we do with all of this candy? Ok, so there are a few philosophies on how to solve...

How To Be Nice To Your Relatives

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 17, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Ok here is the deal. There are probably only a few things you can control this Easter. Your kids may not sleep the night before; if you try to manage their sugar intake you are going to be miserable; holiday weekends can be a touch of crazy-town. But one thing you can...

Spring Cleaning…What I Ask Myself

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 10, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Ok, I watched the first episode of Marie Kondo’s show, and I’ll admit it: her way of folding t-shirts and placing them upright in your drawers is actually kind of magical. You can see every shirt in the drawer without messing up the pile, and they do fit better....

Learning To Be Present

by Kirstin Ricketts | Apr 5, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

When days are long and cluttered with so many things, I must choose to stop and remember what it is like to be present. What does it mean to show up for my life today? As I consider that question, I look over at the four sets of eyes that are looking to me to be...