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I used to make fun of bloggers.  I thought it was so weird to write all of your feelings down and share them with the world, or to share information about things that probably NO ONE cares about. 

Several years ago as I was hiking in Alaska with Dan, we came up with the idea that I could start a travel business.  I have been planning our trips for the last 7 years, and I love it.  I helped a friend plan a trip to New York and had a blast. 

I spent months researching, creating and planning.  I built my own website and set big goals for myself.  Then I realized that a travel business was not the route I wanted to take (because….no one was ever going to hire me hahaha).  

Being Beckham's mom is my greatest work on this earth! Motherhood doesn't always seem to fit me like a glove like traveling does, but I am learning to find SO much purpose and joy in my role as a mom. Beckham and I are working together to each find our place in this life.

But I still wanted to do something with travel and helping other people.  

So I decided to start a travel blog.  I researched, found my niche, took online classes, and set up Pinterest and Instagram and all of my important platforms.  I learned everything I could about AdSense and Affliate Links and post times and everything.  I read about SEO until my brain felt like it had actually been fried. 

I felt confident I could create a travel blog that could take off and be a reliable source of income for our family. 

But one day as I was working it just didn’t feel right. 

Spending an evening just sitting on the grass watching planes take off. AKA chasing Beckham from running into the street haha.
A good 90% of our travels together haha. Still worth it!

A few years ago I had some of the hardest years of my life.  As hard as those years were, they taught me so much and really helped change my perspective of life.  I know, that sounds cliche.  

I crave authenticity and connection like never before.  I think life can be really rough, and though I don’t think “hard” has to be the theme of life, I think it sometimes is. Or at least it seriously feels that way. 

Visiting our sister Alexandra who would be 25 right now! Can't wait to be with her again.

I decided I wanted a different type of blog.  I wanted to create a space where I could share my life travels and help other people feel hope and connection. 

I love traveling and it is a major foundation of my life.  So a lot of what I write is still about traveling around the world.  

But my travels are not perfect.  And I want to share about how they aren’t.  My life is not perfect, and I want to share how its not.  My marriage is not perfect, and I want to be open about that.  

The first time I ever saw Beckham (or anyone) have a seizure. Dan was in China and didn't know until 12 hours later when we were leaving the hospital. Still recovering from this experience.

I guess at the end of the day, I hope that people will get two things out of my blog: 

  1. Encouragement to live life to the fullest.  I 100% believe that I will only be living on this beautiful earth one time and I am so grateful that God has given me this opportunity.  I want to take advantage of every moment here. 
  2. Hope that life can still be really fulfilling and purposeful even during the hard times.  And sometimes it just sucks, but there are people out there who GET IT.  They have felt the hurt, or are currently feeling it.  
I LOVE when Beckham laughs.
It took so long to recover from hand foot and mouth. We couldn't go anywhere in public for weeks. One day I was so sick of being in the house we walked to the side of the road with the stroller and sat and read books. It was such a long month.

I will still fill this blog with my favorite pictures from our travels.  I have loved photography since I had my first film camera as a kid.  

But I’ll also fill it with the real stories behind the pictures, my human thoughts and mistakes, and experiences I have have outside of traveling the world.  

I read a quote recently that said, “Stop following Instagram models and influencers.  Start following artists and designers and your entire outlook on life will change.” 

I plan to continually come back to this post to keep myself in check and make sure I’m following the goals I set for myself!

I hope I can share positive and inspiring content in this space.  I know that I need it in my life!

Thanks for being here, I’m excited! 🙂 

Experiences like this fill my soul. Traveling gives me a lot of purpose and makes me feel VERY alive!
Experiences with this like Beckham also fill my soul. Beckham's first time on an SUP in St. George, UT. He was NOT a fan and kept trying to throw himself overboard haha.
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