Why We’re Telling This Story
Every person who comes to Oak Hollow is looking for something. Sometimes they know what it is. Often, they don’t — not at first.
Life moves fast, decisions stack up, expectations accumulate, and somewhere along the way many of us realize we’ve built a life that works on paper… but feels slightly out of tune with the quiet voice inside.
At Oak Hollow, we invite people to pause, to simplify on purpose, and to discover what becomes visible when noise, convenience, and autopilot are no longer in charge.
The Kayla Series is a year-long narrative following an imagined first tenant of our Threshold Cabin — a woman who chooses to step away from convenience-driven living and into a smaller, slower, more intentional way of inhabiting the world. Though fictional, Kayla’s story is built from real motivations, real doubts, and real longings that many people quietly carry.
This is not a novel, not a self-help manual, and not a sermon. It’s a story for reflection — published weekly — with the hope that somewhere inside Kayla’s questions, you may hear echoes of your own.
What to Expect
- A new installment every week for one year
- Approximately 1,000 words per episode
- Told from Kayla’s perspective as she learns to live differently
- No drama for drama’s sake, no sensationalism
- Honest emotion, ordinary details, simple moments
- Growth that comes slowly, quietly, and truthfully
There are no villains in this story. No one is here to be shamed, rescued, or converted.
Kayla is not chasing a version of success — she is learning how to live a version of herself.
Why It Matters
Because stillness is not passive. Simplicity is not a downgrade. And sometimes, the most important transformations happen a step outside the life that was expected.
You are invited to walk with her.
Welcome to The Kayla Series — Week 1.
If Kayla’s journey speaks to something stirring in you, I hope you’ll walk with her from week to week. You can follow each installment here on Simplify on Purpose — and if you’d like these stories delivered automatically, you’re invited to subscribe and come along for the full year.
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