About Me

Kayla here.

If you've found yourself on this page, you're probably wondering who I am and what I am all about.

My sister defines me as a 'born and raised Christian who has recently discovered feminism.'

I guess that is accurate. 

I have known my husband since I was 8 years old and literally can not imagine my life without him. We have been married for 11 years and together we have 4 crazy kids. My husband and I are 'K' names so we decided to continue with that and all of our kids have 'K' names too. We often refer to them as '1, 2, 3 and 4' and typically sign off as 'KG^6.'

My parenting style leans more towards 'if they need me, they'll come get me' with a deeply rooted need to control everything they do. There is no in between. So I spend a lot of time trying to decide which one to listen to in the moment. I also like to talk about them in percentages. '25% of my children are listening right now. 25% of my children are missing. 50% are crying and 100% of them are perfect and adorable!'

I sometimes don't know when to stop sharing things. I'm an open book. One of my BFF's came from me announcing to my whole church congregation that I can be judgmental. She appreciated the honesty.

I love to dance. Not the 'grew-up-taking-dance-classes' kind of dancing. The 'good-song-comes-on-booty-bumpin-whoever-is-near-by' kind of dancing. Nothing professional about it.

I love my family; parents, siblings, kids, etc. They are my best friends! We grew up with strong Christian roots (Mormon to be exact). Over the years, our family has gone through a lot of changes and challenges and we have come to this point better for it.

But through all of the changes and challenges, our strong Christian views have taken on new meaning for each one of us. Things that used to define who we are, no longer fit into the lives we live now. I am on a journey to sort through the things I once believed and along the way find out what I now believe.

It's painful to one day realize that everything you thought you knew, is no longer what you know. I was taught to live on 'the straight and narrow path.' And now, I find that it's too narrow, and too straight. It doesn't allow for my family or friends to join me on that path. It is a close minded way to live.

And I don't want to live that way anymore.

So join me as I wander into The Askew and Wild!