Welcome

Welcome
Hey, Y’all!  

I know it's a few blog posts in but never too late.

 

Welcome to my blog.

I wanted to start by sharing a little about myself.  I am a born and raised California girl. I am married to my soul mate and love, Jon, a Kentucky boy. 

 

Our previous military life brought us together and eventually to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This is where we chose to settle down and raise our family after my husband’s early medical retirement from the United States Navy. Here we have embraced the Southern lifestyle and raised our three kids, now young adults pursuing their life dreams. 

 

Our journey has brought so much joy as well as sorrow. We have endured having to rebuild our life, more than once, including natural disasters, disability and health issues, and just chaos amongst it all. 

 

Maintaining our faith, love, and family values have been of the highest importance and kept us going. When the going got tough, I got on my knees. When we felt like there was no way up, God brought us the ladder we needed. 

 

Even Hurricane Katrina couldn’t keep us down. The chaos of having to regroup, after losing everything was one of the hardest things, we’ve even been through as a family. At the time, it felt paralyzing, and all the “Why us?” Questions came pouring in questioning God and how He allowed this to happen to all of us on the Gulf Coast. 

Have you found yourself questioning “Why us?” in your life lately? Do you feel like there’s no way up? 

You too can find a new balance through any chaos you are going through. We truly aspire to find the blessings in every day that God has us here on this Earth. Can you find the blessings in your days? 

 

I look forward to chatting with you all and seeing how our family's life and stories can inspire and bless yours. 


I hope your day is blessed.

XOXO  Kat

Are you on the Hot Mess Express?!?

Are you on the Hot Mess Express?!?
Have you ever felt like you’ve lost a bit of yourself in life? 
Well…I definitely have!! I know how it feels!
I felt like I had lost a part of myself to our many overwhelming life situations. Through all the good and the bad stuff, a part of me felt like it was missing or deeply hidden beneath all the junk in my trunk. And...my trunk was full and heavy.
 
We had so much going on in our lives, just like soo many families these days.
Our children’s regular activities and going many different directions all at once,
My loves declining health issues (which turned our life upside down),
then my love getting medically retired from his job (possibly us losing our home & our family’s livelihood), the new “fight” with the VA & SSI Disability over benefits,
choosing my love, our vows, and our family over everything else: every single day, in every single situation, every single moment. . .
Our Life, and me included, felt like we jumped on THE HOT MESS EXPRESS!!!
 
As many of you have experienced yourselves, life has not always been a smooth & easy adventure for sure. Since 2014, life has been very overwhelming. The constant go-go-go, the feelings of being pulled in many different directions at the same time, they all left me feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and unable to fully function. 
These feelings of being overwhelmed turned me into a cranky, crabby, sad, some days-angry at the world, emotionally sobbing mess. These feelings turned into added stress, anxiety, and worry. Everything that I had tried could not lift these overwhelmed feelings from me. I showed the world that “everything was fine,” however I was having a hard time keeping my head above water (And honestly, I know how to swim very well!).
 
Then, I was re-introduced to something. It was something that I truly did not realize I needed, as bad as I needed it, and when I needed it.
 
Like most moms/spouses, I was always focusing on my family’s needs first, everything else got put on my “back burner.”  As soon as I started using it, I started to feel better. There was a sense of calm that would come over me when it was applied. The options that were now available to me and my family have been amazing. That is when I truly realized my journey on the Hot Mess Express was changing course. 
 
I truly have found HOPE through these past 2 years. I felt like there was a light at the end of the tunnel, in our life. So, now I am reaching out to others and want to share and serve as best I can. The blessings that have come through the community, love, and support are priceless.  

I want to help you find HOPE in your journey as well.  Come Join My FB group or Contact me today. 
Much love & Blessings!!
Kat