If you’ve ever walked through a season that felt completely overwhelming, but at the same time somehow like progress, you’ll understand this week’s update.

Here’s where I am right now—from the inside out.

Personally: Mold, Health Mysteries, and Finally… Answers

If you’ve followed my health journey over the last six months, you know I’ve been struggling with strange, unexplained symptoms—eye swelling, skin reactions, hives, and issues pointing toward possible mast cell activation.

So many of you lovingly suggested mold might be the culprit. 

And after having one of the most reputable companies in Virginia test our home, we were told there was moisture behind our master shower, but nothing serious enough to warrant immediate remediation.

Well… that changed.

This week, our entire master bathroom was gutted, and what they found was far more significant than anyone expected!

Moisture had been leaking into the floor for a long time. 

Floorboards were soaked. Mold was growing up into the walls and the floor joists that literally hold up that part of our house were saturated and covered in mold and mildew.

We built this home just eight years ago, so to see this kind of hidden damage has been both shocking and heartbreaking.

Our family has now been out of our house for several days, and the process is ongoing.

It’s incredibly stressful. And expensive. And overwhelming.

But it’s also—finally—the beginning of an answer.

As hard as it is to say this: I asked to understand what was happening to my body.

And now I do.

It’s not easy, but it’s an answered prayer.

Professionally: A Whole New Website (in Just 3 Days!)

While the mold saga unfolded, I also spent three straight days on Zoom with my dear friend and longtime designer, Jen Olmstead.

A year ago, I asked (okay, begged) her to work with me again on a full website overhaul—even though she doesn’t take on many custom projects anymore.

We made it happen!!! And I couldn’t be more excited!

In just a few days, we brought a new vision to life—one that represents what I call KJ 3.0.

This new site reflects the season I’m in:

➡ 16 years as an entrepreneur

➡ Running a multi 7-figure online photography education business

➡ Still shooting as a professional photographer

➡ Launching a micro-school

➡ Mentoring entrepreneurs

➡ And being a wife and mom to four littles (plus one heaven-side)

I wanted the site to feel fresh, focused, and fuller—like it truly reflects all that KJ Education has grown into. I can’t wait to share it with you soon.

Spiritually: It’s Not Easy, But It’s an Answered Prayer

In a week like this, it would be so easy to spiral.

We’ve been displaced from our home.

The damage keeps increasing.

The to-do list feels endless.

But in all of it, I feel like God keeps gently inviting me to reframe my reality.

Yes, this is hard.

Yes, it feels like too much.

But what else is true?

• I prayed for answers.
• I asked to understand what was wrong with me.
• And I’m finally getting clarity.

This situation has disrupted everything—but it’s also revealing something I desperately needed to see.

It’s not easy. But it’s an answered prayer.

A Little Celebration

In the middle of this chaos, our team still found time to celebrate!

Our Marketing Director, Becca, planned a dinner for the KJ Team in Williamsburg to mark the end of the Posing Course launch, and we had the best time.

To the nearly 400 new students inside the Posing Course—welcome! We’re so glad you’re here. You’re part of a community that believes in doing business differently, building something sustainable, and showing up with purpose.

If You’re in a Stretching Season…

Maybe you’re feeling like I am—grateful and overwhelmed, hopeful and exhausted, trusting but also a little tired.

Just know this: God can be in the middle of all of it. Even the parts that don’t make sense yet.

Thanks for being here and following along. This Where I Am series is grounding me week by week. I hope it’s encouraging you, too.