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Life Is Not lived In The Hallmark Aisle

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 19, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Today you may need to hear – obligatory card holidays are stupid and you are not alone. If your dad was crummy, know that you are not the only one with three blank cards sitting up in your cabinet, purchased because you want so badly to be normal, but can’t find...

Brown Sugar Bacon

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 18, 2020 | The Blog, The Feed

I am not a bacon lover. I can take it or leave it. BUT, you guys, this brown sugar bacon is a breakfast wonder, BLT maker, and possibly life changer! (Okay, that last one is a bit far.) But, this is by far my favorite way to cook bacon. Not only does it taste a...

Are You Self-Medicating?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 17, 2020 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog

We can mask the void with anything. If someone asked you if you are “self-medicating,” your initial response might be, “Well, of course.” We have made it through this season with a variety of things: wine, wine and wine, Netflix, online...

Why Would I Want To Know God?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 15, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

With God, there is clarity. When we hand Him my everything, there is peace. When we don’t know the way, we find our direction in Him. When our hearts are unsettled, we find Him to be our firm foundation. When life seems meaningless, in Him, we find all purpose. ...

Peeling Back To Heal

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jun 12, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

One of our Cotton Trees is sick, so we had to pull away the thick mossy bark and as we did we noticed it was already healing from the inside out.⠀ It reminded me that we may long to have God reveal to us a new way, but we may have to peel back some bark to find it and...

Do Something

by Melissa Cheatham | Jun 11, 2020 | The Blog

My boys just started back to baseball, and they are loving being back in the game. My oldest said, “Mom, it was just so hard to sit and wait. I just wanted to be back on the field. I wanted to be back in the game.” I think in some ways, we are all feeling...