by Julia Taylor | May 24, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
About six weeks ago, I was visiting my parents in Maryland. They still live in the house I grew up in, and for the most part my childhood bedroom looks like it did when I was still living there. The walls are pale pink, my stuffed animals still sit on the shelves, and...
by Julia Taylor | May 15, 2019 | Stories & Lessons, Van Life
In the summer of 2015, Brian and I drove up the coast of California for an amazing 2 1/2 weeks on the road. After bee-lining our way from Colorado to Ventura Beach, we meandered up Highway 1 in my Subaru Outback, camping all along the way. We hiked, we mountain...
by Julia Taylor | May 10, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
We all have favorite musicians and songs, tunes that stick with us for years or even decades. There are songs that feel timeless to us, that seem to be relevant to every single chapter of our lives – songs that speak to our souls and feel like part of our own...
by Julia Taylor | May 1, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
Seven years ago, I was on top of the world in Moab, Utah. It was my first day biking of the season, it was an outrageously beautiful morning, and we’d just finished a delicious breakfast at the Love Muffin cafe. Brian and I set out with four friends to bike the...
by Julia Taylor | Apr 17, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
Photo by Leslie McWilliams When I was in my mid-20s, I started to question whether motherhood was for me or not. The idea of having kids just didn’t feel like “me”. It’s not that I didn’t like kids; I was just starting visualize a life...
by Julia Taylor | Apr 11, 2019 | Stories & Lessons
When I was a young child, I formed the identity that I was an uncoordinated klutz. Neither of my parents were athletic, and organized sports weren’t overly encouraged in our household. My mom would say things like “I couldn’t catch a ball to save my...
