by Melissa Cheatham | Mar 20, 2019 | All The Things, Children, The Blog
Today is the first day of March Madness! For us, this might as well be a calendar established holiday, because we have created traditions behind it that make it unique and my family looks forward to it every year. March Madness for those of you who are not...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Mar 20, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog
It’s spring break time! Let’s talk travel tips! Because my husband is a saint, we just took a trip with my parents, sister, and our combined seven kids. Below are my tips for actually enjoying each other on a large family vacation. To say we have a lot of...
by Melissa Cheatham | Mar 18, 2019 | All The Things, Faith Matters, The Blog
Recently, I tried to burn the house down. Seriously. I was multitasking watering plants, teaching my kiddos math and making Easy-Mac in the microwave. To be completely transparent, it was the Cracker Barrel brand of Easy Mac. So it was slightly more gourmet with a...
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 Melissa Cheatham | Mar 13, 2019 | The Blog, The Feed
My mom won the title of Miss Betty Crocker of Nebraska when she was in high school. My sister is a registered dietician who knows how to blend chemistry with food to make amazing concoctions. Me… well… it’s taken a while to find my place in the cooking world. So when...