by Melissa Cheatham | May 20, 2020 | The Blog, The Feed
When the spring farmers’ market hits, it’s hard for me to pass on the beautiful red and green rhubarb stems at almost every booth. Left alone, rhubarb is super tart, but when you add strawberries and a little sugar, you have a dessert that you just can’t...
by Kirstin Ricketts | May 20, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
The tears welled up in my eyes as I tucked my son’s final week of homework into the bag to turn in to school and I started sobbing. Why? It was just a bunch of worksheets… I don’t know if life changed so quickly and my heart is catching up, or if I’m...
by Melissa Cheatham | May 19, 2020 | Family, The Blog
Well, for most people here in Nebraska and the surrounding states, school is over. Does that mean summer started? It doesn’t feel as though there is a clean break this year. We are going from quarantine to… less of a quarantine? The lines get a little fuzzy. ...
by Kirstin Ricketts | May 18, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog
As I ran through the forest, I saw a patch of sand through the trees down near the river. I followed the path to where a large old tree had fallen down. It appeared to have happened a long time ago, but it was like God was giving a gift. A new thinking place. It...
by Kirstin Ricketts | May 15, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog
I had given up making coffee when my kids were little because someone would jump on me and it would spill, or it would get cold while I tended to other things. So in an effort to not be frustrated, I stopped. I decided coffee was for people whose kids were older. ...
by Melissa Cheatham | May 14, 2020 | The Blog
My kids ask me the same question almost every day, “Mom, can I tell you something?” I have made it a thing to always respond the same way every time, “Always.” It’s to the point that after Ella asks me that question, she then giggles...