The Home Loving Wife | Kelsey Van Kirk

There is no doubt we love this lady! Kelsey is one that we have been able to get to know over the last several months as she took us along on her journey as a Life Coach. We both went through her 6 week program and learned so much about ourselves and our passions in life. It was such a great way to reset and refocus as we transition in to new seasons of life.

Kelsey is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. She has a gift for helping people find their truth potential and to be able to find what truly makes them happy. We are so excited to share her inspiring story along her journey as a mother of 4, wife, blogger, and Life Coach.

Tell us about you.

Well, I am 26 years old and married the love of my life when I was just 19 years old. We have four beautiful daughters and live in North Carolina, right between the beach and the mountains! I am a total homebody and love a good Netflix couch date with my hubby, eating seafood or sushi with some good wine, and I’m completely obsessed with The Bachelor, chocolate cake, getting lost in a good book and taking naps.

I stay home to run my household and homeschool my babies, but decided to mix things up a bit this past year! Now in addition to being a stay-at-home mama I also run a lifestyle blog called The Home Loving Wife and I’m a Lifestyle & Clarity Coach for wives and moms! There is never a dull moment around here, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

What are you most passionate about?

I am extremely passionate about living life with purposeful intention and not squandering the gifts and blessings we’ve been given! I believe each of us has a unique calling that we were created to allow God to fulfill in our lives. But sometimes, living that out on a daily basis or even figuring out what it is can be really challenging!

That’s where my gift comes in - I love helping women, wives and moms especially, discover exactly who they were created to be, what they were created to do and how to achieve all they desire in life while balancing being a wife, mom and running a household.

What exactly do you do as a Lifestyle & Clarity Coach?

As a Lifestyle & Clarity Coach for wives and moms my aim is to help them thrive in every aspect of their lives and roles. I work with women 1:1, in groups, via phone, Skype or email to uncover what their core values and priorities are, what is preventing them from living in alignment with those values and priorities and to create an action plan to overcome the obstacles they’re facing in their lives!

We look at their entire lifestyle as a whole and address any issues that are presenting challenges, whether it’s family relationships, health and wellness, household management, etc. I don’t believe in a one size fits all approach because I believe that every woman and her circumstances are different! One woman may need to really focus on some mindset-shifting work in order to become more confident in who she is, whereas another may just really need some help with time management and coming up with more efficient strategies for running her household. Both are things I can provide as a Lifestyle & Clarity Coach!

How does lifestyle and clarity coaching benefit someone?

Every single one of the wives and moms I’ve worked with are tremendously amazing women, and all very unique with very different lives. But there are so many similarities among them, the biggest being an undercurrent of feeling constantly overwhelmed and like they aren’t balancing things as well as they could be. Many of them feel “stuck” and like they know what they should be doing, but they can’t quite figure out how to start doing it.

The benefit to working with me is that I help cut through your mental clutter and fog, gently guiding you to come up with an action plan and solutions that are right for YOU, and then support you through implementing them. As a result, you gain confidence in your decision-making and direction in life and begin to feel fulfilled in the life you’re living, right where you’re at!

What led you to start your coaching business?

Over the last seven years I’ve learned a LOT through becoming a wife and mama to four little girls. I know how crazy things can get and what it’s like to feel like you’re drowning as you wade through the trenches of marriage, motherhood and everything that goes along with it. I’m still a daily work in progress (as we all are!) but through the years I’ve learned and developed some effective strategies for running a thriving household, living in a manner that reflects who you really are and what is most important to you.

I passionately believe that “a life well-lived begins at home” and that, when things are out of whack in our heads, hearts or homes, every aspect of our lives is negatively affected. I want women to know there IS a better way and all it takes to get there is some purpose-driven intention, a little honest soul-searching and a whole lot of support, guidance and encouragement along the way!

This belief is what led me to step out in faith and pursue launching my coaching business, investing into the lives of other wives and mamas as they nurture their families, while still being able to stay home to care for and nurture my own!

What has been the best part of your journey so far?

I have honestly been blown away time and time again by the amazingly supportive tribe of women I’ve connected with throughout the last several months of this journey. Every. Single. day. I’m blessed in unexpected ways by the friendships that I’ve developed through simply pursuing a passion and aiming to give back to the same incredible women who are blessing and inspiring me!

What would you like people to know about you?

I’m not Superwoman or a magic genie, I don’t have all the answers and I don’t by any stretch of the imagination live a “perfect” life. Often I have women come to me asking, “How do you do it all Kelsey?! You make it look so easy!” to which I nearly always laugh in response! Because truly, I’m a work in progress just like you. I just take things one step and one day at a time, while subsiding on a heavy diet of God’s grace and unfailing strength to get me through! I have good days and challenging days, just like you. Sometimes I yell at my kids or have meltdowns or burn the toast, just like YOU!

It’s not about being perfect, or becoming more perfect. It’s about embracing who you are and acknowledging who God is. It’s about being purposeful, with fearless abandon, to steward your time, talents and resources well in order to live a life that you passionately love, while remembering to walk in grace all along the way.

Where can we find out more?

This week I’m SO excited to announce the launch of my brand new signature coaching program, Project Reset! This 6-week program was designed to help wives and moms refresh, rebalance and revitalize their lives, taking them from feeling overwhelmed and lacking clear direction, to feeling confident in their life mission, focus and ability to begin creating a better future for themselves and their families!

If you think you, or someone you know would benefit from practical help, guidance or encouragement in your journey as a wife and mama seeking to live a grace-filled life of balance, purpose, happiness and fulfillment, I’d love to set up a complimentary 15-minute clarity call to see if Project Reset might be a good fit! You can also visit HERE for more information on the other coaching services I offer.

I’d also love to extend the invitation to you to join my fabulous FREE Sisterhood of wives and mamas who are truly AMAZING at supporting, encouraging and cheering each other on as we all pursue rocking things out in our lives as wives and moms! We walk through the highs and lows together, sharing our trials and triumphs, resources and lots of virtual hugs! Visit HERE to request your invitation to join our community - we’re saving a seat with YOUR name on it, and want you to know #youcansitwithus!

You can connect with Kelsey further on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest, so go say hi and introduce yourself!