Karen Jolly
Karen (aka Kstar) was born and raised right here along the Gulf Coast. She's a social media strategist for Red Iron Design and a staff writer for Local Pulse, and self-published Author of The Journey of Love and Letting Go. With a heart for kids and teens, she serves in youth group at Momentum Church and on the board of directors for the Northwest Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation. Karen enjoys dates with her husband, Doug, anywhere there is delicious food, hanging with her 3 kiddos, GNOs with her besties, having her toes in the beautiful white sand of Pensacola Beach, or floating in her pool with a good book.
New Birthday Traditions Free of Charge
Our youngest daughter, Kynlee, turned 14 this past Friday. And like most 14 year old girls, she knew exactly what she wanted to spend...
Meet the 2025 Pensacola Eggfest BBQ Teams Round 2
Not only is our next Pensacola Eggfest cook team's leader known for his cowboy hat and selfies, Elden Scott is "Pensacola famous" for his...
What Parents Need to Know About HOCO
Homecoming season is here, and with it comes one of the most exciting, and sometimes overwhelming, traditions of high school life. Between spirit week...
Meet the 2025 Pensacola Eggfest BBQ Teams
Pensacola Eggfest isn’t just about amazing BBQ. It’s about the people behind the grill. Each year, cook teams from near and far fire up...
A Parent’s Guide to Teen Dating
Dating as a teenager today looks very different than it did for us. Gone are the days of passing folded-up notes in class or...
How Your Laughter Leads to Happier Kids
I don’t know about you, but life gets heavy and there are days, maybe even weeks that go by when laughter is the last...
Two Weeks In: How Parents Can Stay Sane and Keep Kids...
The first day of school pics (or the refusal of) have come and gone. We’re officially past the “first day of school” excitement, the...
From Seizures to Hope: Our Family’s Epilepsy Story and the Fight...
As I sat at lunch on Wednesday, talking to a fellow mom whose daughter is currently suffering from absence seizures, she shared her story...
7 Types of Carpool Moms – Which One Are You?
Oh, the infamous parent pick-up line at school. I have always wondered how early that first car in line arrives to claim their pole...
From First Day to Final Year: A Mom’s Journey Through the...
It’s here again.
That time of year when school supplies are purchased, backpacks are packed, class schedules are finalized, and some teens (maybe yours) will...
