About me
My name is Brenda Lee Taylor Nicholson. I love learning about everything, books, gardening and artsy-craftsy stuff of all kinds. In recent years I have worked as a professional gardener, a tailor/seamstress, and a writer. I have an amazing husband - almost 23 years! - and six awesome kids! My family is my life.
Background |
I was born in Bellflower, California, but my parents joined the FLDS church and moved us to Utah when I was a baby. I grew up in the Salt Lake valley with my parents and nine siblings. I was home schooled until the 7th grade, when I began attending Alta Academy. A church owned private school that operated out of the basement of Rulon Jeffs home at the mouth of Little Cottonwood canyon. I graduated from high school there in 1991.
In 1992, at the age of 19, I got married and began my own family. It's probably a good thing that at that time I could never have imagined what life had in store for me, and what a wild and crazy ride that lay ahead. |
Dreams |
I would love to continue going to college. It would be amazing if I could always be taking at least one class - learning and growing and expanding my horizons. I am now completing my first year of college at SLCC, and it has only wet my appetite for more!
I have a dream of seeing my mother break free of the prison in which she is being held captive. I imagine her happy and free. Finding someone to love - someone who will love her for the amazing person she is - someone to spend the rest of her life in complete bliss with. Part of wanting to see that dream come true (it makes me smile every time I think about it, I just can't help myself!) is to raise awareness of the issues that keep her bound. Right now I can't talk to her, so I will focus on what I can do. I love to write, and I plan to use that talent to tell the stories of myself and the many others who have been silenced for far too long. I would love to write a book and tell my story - my whole story so far. If I could write for a living I think it would be the best of all worlds for me! My husband and I have more dreams - for us. I cannot even express in words what it feels like to finally be free to think, to plan, to love, to make choices! We have sacrificed too much of our lives and we're ready to finally LIVE! |