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Leave Room to Celebrate

by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 13, 2019 | Children, Family, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The days are full, aren’t they? Running kids to school, work responsibilities, sports practices, birthday parties, haircuts, piano lessons… the multitude of things that create busyness can drown our days in clutter. Do you ever sit back at the end of the day and...

Everything Is Not Okay

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 11, 2019 | Faith Matters, Popular, The Blog

When I let go, I found the free life was just around the corner. My daughter was three days old when we nearly lost her to heart failure. As we were picturing our lives without her, she spontaneously recovered. It was not only her heart that was healed but mine as...

What Calls Your Soul?

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 9, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

The goals we grip tightly in our hands: the next house, car, perfect holidays, vacations, promotions, opportunities for our kids. Always the next thing, more and more. Just as we reach one mark, the next more creeps in: the house could be more updated, the car is...

You Don’t Need To Be Better To Begin

by Melissa Cheatham | Jan 8, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

God nudges us. If we are listening carefully, God loves to direct us. He loves to whip up dreams and desires in our hearts and then push us to fulfill them. He loves for us to succeed as he orchestrates big plans, big conversations, and big dreams. He cheers us on...

Live Like Your Days Are Numbered

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 7, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Have you ever noticed as people are living their last days, the trivial things wash away, and their gaze becomes crystal clear? What would I change if I could refocus my perspective and live like my days are numbered? The overflow of my heart often sets the tempo and...

Learn the Ask

by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 4, 2019 | Family, The Blog

Oh, the life we try to do alone. As my two-year-old, Teddy, got dressed today, he said his pants were too tight. In frustration he took them off, turned them inside out, and tried again, pulling them all the way up, still unable to button them, yet straining to make...