by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 27, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
Could there be a best way to Easter egg hunt? I don’t mean to be bossy, but I would say…YES! At our first egg hunt, after a grandma elbowed my one-year-old son Hank, pushed him under the table, and then proceeded to grab the Reese’s egg from his loose...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 25, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog
This Saint Patrick’s Day, my family was getting ready to leave the house. The boys were all dressed in their green shirts, pants, and socks, ensuring that there was no way they would get pinched. Samantha grabbed the green shamrock shirt she had in her drawer and said...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 17, 2019 | Faith Matters, Home Sweet Home, The Blog
Here is the truth about when I was pregnant with our first baby: I didn’t feel all of the warm connections…I felt like I was carrying an alien. I couldn’t wrap my head around it. This level of attachment lasted up until the day he was born. On the way to the...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 15, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
I want to capitalize on the tangible, on things my kids can hold in their hands and point back to. “Giving something up for Lent” is a concrete practice that gives shape to the particular period that is Lent. My family didn’t “give things up” for Lent when I was a...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 22, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
I love Shirley Temples. When I was a little girl we would drink them with my grandfather, so on special occasions with our kids, a bottle of Sprite and cherry grenadine is the perfect fit. My older boys make their own, pouring the ideal combination and carefully...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 26, 2019 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
I attended a week of pizza school. I can spread pizza sauce like nobody’s business. I honestly think my children believe graduating this course is one of my life’s most significant achievements, and who knows, it does come in handy. To these children of mine, I...