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 | Feb 20, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog
This summer, I got random texts from a guy who was convinced I was “Annie.” He would use words like “nemore,” and when I would tell him I was not her, he was sure I was pushing him off. Oh, Annie. She obviously knew this guy, and their relationship was ongoing, but...
by Melissa Cheatham | Feb 19, 2019 | Children, Faith Matters, Featured, The Blog
My daughter’s name is Ella. She was actually named after my great-great-great grandmother Cinderella, crazy enough. So my Ella has always seen her name as the same as a blond Disney Cinderella princess. She is in the princess phase where Ariel, Belle, and Rapunzel...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 17, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog
I was a birthday crier. Every.Single.Year. It wasn’t that the day hadn’t met my expectations, or that I didn’t feel loved by my husband or friends. But each year as I would look back, I felt a gap, like there had to be more than this. When my son Henry was two, he...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 15, 2019 | Family, The Blog
The best thing about Valentine’s Day being over is the pressure of Valentine’s Day Boxes being removed from my life until next year. I understand that some have a love for crafts. Somehow, the entire genetic makeup that is “crafting” all ended up in my...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 13, 2019 | All The Things, Featured, The Blog
We cheer at the excitement of new love at weddings and why? Because it’s beautiful…two people starting their adventure together. Then a few years in everyone starts saying “It’s so hard.” If “It’s so hard” was your life, we wouldn’t tell you to quit your life....