There are many foot prints in my story and all play a bigger part than the little split second you will see but these are the parts on my heart now, the things I learned or am learning but Clay is a piece of them all. When I was young and looking for a man… Continue reading My tribe I

This boy has 365 days, 52 weeks under his belt and we are so happy to have him in our family! Happiest birthday Porter Olen

  I didn't excel at school, not because I wasn't smart but because I had absolutely no motivation to do something that didn't produce immediate results (right? so typical of today's instant gratification society) let me just say that in no way prepared me for the life I have now. I flourished in the salon… Continue reading Carli

So many times we gage someone's social media and try to predict what life is handing them, is their life easy, they have priorities in line or geez what are they thinking ? We don't know though, and we often forget to extend grace , my life doesn't look like my Facebook and definitely not… Continue reading The mask

We have a lot of freedoms, yet so many do not know what freedom feels like, freedom to rise above oppression, assumptions, pain, fear and love.  Life is hard , particularly hard if you go through it alone.  Freedom has been a new concept I have pondered, we so often take it for granted don't… Continue reading Freedom is strange

We had a great night with GG and Papa at Ole Reds despite the wait and the high top table and no high chair we had a great nightlive music cures the soul

This girl told me all about what she wanted to be when she grew up today which was a combination of me and two other wonderful women in my life. She explained that she did paperwork (me) she took care of kids while some mommies work( Tiff) and she took care of kids who their… Continue reading Avery

Laundry I think I have said a time or two how much of it my crew can go through, I also think most people( if it's just me that's ok too) would prefer pants be optional.... so for my sanity , pants are always optional and sprinklers are always a yes ! "Mom this dirt… Continue reading A change of clothes

Recently my son calls me Kate I don't always understand kid logic, but I do think they are the most pure of heart. Recently Hunter has taken to yelling Kate when he thinks I am not listening closely he yells my name , not my given name but Kate, mostly because that is what Clay… Continue reading

This month has been hard and it's only like 10 days in , there are Lots of tears happening in this house, most of them belong to me . It has made me see a lot of things clearly , family is hard, are you included, are you not, is it ok to feel that… Continue reading When you struggle who is struggling with you