Opening JOY Now

  Hello beautiful being! You’re invited to join me for a free and simple little JOY project… to plant and share seeds of joy in our lives.     Though I don’t really make New Year’s resolutions anymore, I have … Read More

Mothering Nature

May Mother’s Day be filled with love, hugs, and holding hands.♡  A lady on a ferry in the San Juan Islands last year shared with me her realization that since her mom’s recent death, she must now mother herself.  It … Read More

Impeccable Words

* Note: This blog post was written before moving from the Loving Rd domain/website to Thrive True for technical reasons and before adopting the pen name Julia Ostara (which is just 2 letters different than my married name and sounds … Read More

Creative Magic is in the Air

As the days near the darkest night of the year, my heart and soul are grateful for the twinkling lights that add magic to the mountain air. The holidays can be a time of great joy, yet can be pretty … Read More

Lighting a Candle & Painting Flowers

Lighting a Candle & Painting Flowers (as promised earlier today). <3  This painting was inspired by the recent video of the father in Paris telling his son that “we have flowers,” which I will share below as well.  I definitely … Read More