by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 30, 2020 | Praying, The Blog
If you’ve ever checked out our bio page, you will see that I am from a small town, homeschool my kids, love Diet Pepsi… you know the usual bio stuff. One thing that it doesn’t mention is that I had a severe concussion years ago that caused debilitating traumatic brain...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 29, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog
The shopping that was Christmas and the hustle of starting the new year leads me to more drive-through coffee and the purchasing of complete randomness seems to spill over from the holidays. I am so used to looking for things that people would like that I can get...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 27, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
We were in Washington, D.C., over the holidays, and my favorite way to explore is to run. I notice so much more when the wind is hitting my cheeks, allowing my mind to slow and my eyes to see. It was drizzling outside, so we put on nearly everything we brought and...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 24, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
I wonder if sometimes we miss seeing what God has for our lives because we are so afraid we won’t do it “right.” Praying in the “right” places, attending the “right” things, even journaling in the “right” journals,...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 22, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
My friend in college got me into running. We ran the annual half-marathon at our school, and my goal then was to train to run long distances. We would train for a race, and then stop until it was the appropriate time to start training for the next one, so each time I...
by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 21, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog
Last year on an icy morning here in Omaha, a large passenger plane landed and slid completely off the runway out of control. My husband’s plane was the next one to take off, and he saw everything first hand out of his small oval window. His captain would be in control...