by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 2, 2019 | Faith Matters, Popular, The Blog
There was a tree intertwined in the fence next to a narrow path between Sweet Apple, where we live, and the little cemetery next door. The tree looked angry and was starting to engulf the path and break the fence. As my husband cut away at the branches and we loaded...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 1, 2019 | Popular, The Blog, This Is Life
Oh, January. The air is full of resolutions, good wishes and the opportunity to start anew. What if your resolution this year changed your trajectory forever? What if rather than the loss of a few pounds, or a greater amount of vegetables, what if this year you...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 24, 2018 | Beauty & Health, Featured, The Blog
As I drove to the gym this morning, it was snowing…hard. I could barely see where the road was because no plows had made it out to the country roads yet. Carefully I crept along, thinking maybe I should turn back. But winter has just begun, and I can’t start the...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 21, 2018 | Beauty & Health, Featured, Popular, The Blog, This Is Life
There is beauty in the days that screech to slow. I woke up in the middle of the night. My daughter had crawled into our bed and squished between her and my husband; I couldn’t sleep. I put her back to bed and scrolled through a little social media, running across...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Dec 12, 2018 | Beauty & Health, Family, Featured, Popular, The Blog
Our kids received a calendar designed to spread kindness; one activity was to tape change to a vending machine, and the kids were all excited as they taped up the money. We watched in hopeful anticipation for a few minutes and then Samantha decided that we better add...
by Melissa Cheatham | Jul 27, 2018 | Children, Faith Matters, Featured, The Blog
When my middle kiddo was two, he decided one day to cover his entire body with green marker, to be like the Hulk of course. Permanent green marker. The look on his face when I saw him for the first time covered in green scribbles was stone face cold though. He knew...