by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 25, 2021 | 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 couldn’t wrap my head around it. On the way to the hospital, where our lives were supposed to change forever, I remember saying to my husband,...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 16, 2021 | Faith Matters, The Blog
As we approach Easter, I want to see Jesus like the characters in the old Bible stories who were climbing sycamore trees, reaching out through crowds to touch His robe, flocking to the hills to hear Him speak. Leading up to Easter, I long to see Him everywhere. I...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Feb 4, 2021 | Faith Matters, The Blog
One of the kindest gifts that God gives us is that who He is never changes. When my husband’s health got tricky this past fall, at some points, the most accurate thing I could say is, “I know God doesn’t hate us.” While that may sound...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 28, 2021 | Faith Matters, The Blog
When I think of my daughter, I wouldn’t want her to give me a canned answer when she is scared or trying to find her way. I’d want to talk with her about it, so we could peel back the petals together. I think this is what talking to God can look like,...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 21, 2021 | Faith Matters, The Blog
For a long time, I viewed God in my mind’s eye as expansive like the sunrise: infinite, great, and yet, in that view…far away. Looking down at me, but inaccessible. While He is expansive, infinite, and great, God also knows the desires of my soul and the number...
by Kirstin Ricketts | Jan 14, 2021 | Faith Matters, The Blog
Over the holidays, we had people coming over. I usually make cinnamon rolls the night before, but I didn’t. In the morning, I found a setting on our warmer that said “proof.” The instructions said the dough would take more or less time to rise...