10/23/2026
Sometimes you leave the farm and come home with a whole lot more than pictures. ❤️
This week I traded chickens, egg checks and farm chaos for a girls’ night with one of my best friends of 20 years.
Angie has seen the Red Clay Strays 10 times. Me? This was #1. 😂
But this night became about much more than a concert.
Mental health has touched both of our lives and people we love. Those aren’t all our stories to share publicly, but they’re part of why conversations about mental health matter so much to us.
During the VIP experience, Angie shared some of her own journey, and I asked a question that came from our experiences.
There were Golden Tickets tucked into some backpacks that night for people to meet the band.
We didn’t get one.
Instead, after hearing us speak, they chose us. ❤️
Her 10th concert. My 1st. Twenty years of friendship—and somehow we ended up meeting the Red Clay Strays together.
We met new friends. We laughed, cried, sang our asses off and made another memory to add to 20 years’ worth of them.
And we were reminded of something important: you never really know what the person beside you is carrying.
The person laughing might also be struggling. The person who looks like they have it together might be fighting a battle you know nothing about.
So check on your people. Talk about the hard stuff. Ask for help when you need it. Remind people they’re not alone.
There is still so much life left to live. Old friends. New friends. First concerts. Tenth concerts. And moments you never could have planned.
Sometimes you need to step away from the farm and go live a little.
Turns out, we really are made by these moments. ❤️
And this one was pretty damn special.