Confirmation

I am still reeling from the events of the last two weeks. I’m exhausted from sitting up at night thinking about it, my shoulders sore from carrying it with me everywhere I go. I can hardly look at my girls without my heart plummeting into my stomach or the wind getting knocked out of me. […]

Sacrifice

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“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” – Tom Stoppard This is the first I’ve written since May. I had fancy plans to make it happen sometime this summer between the bottles and diapers, puzzles and sweltering mid-afternoon walks. […]

Thread

I will tell them someday, when they’re old enough to understand. I’ll start with the usual (two pink lines, etc.) because that’s where these things always begin, in unsuspecting normalcy. They were alive then, two pulsing spheres already crafting their noose, and I – their mother – oblivious. It’s incredible, I’ll say, how you started […]

A Hodgepodge Hello

Hi! Remember me? My name is Kara and I have a blog. I also have a full time job and four kids so it should surprise no one that I’ve fallen off the face of the digital earth in the last few months. Consider this a feeble wave from one of the many black holes […]

Snapshots

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Things I don’t want to forget about these days, in no particular order: 1 // Savannah’s sudden love of the word “quite.” “These strawberries are quite good.” … “This homework is quite hard.” … “Bed time? No thanks. Not quite yet.” 2 // Caroline’s bashful head turn when she smiles, like her sweet little heart […]