June 2017 – Kari Kopnick

Tired and tired and tired and tired and tired.

You know the kind of exhausted where you feel like the earth is moving beneath your feet? Even just a kind word or beautiful thing can make you cry? No? I do. That’s me. Today. Right now. I am so wrung out and wrenched empty of every ounce of life or energy or joy IContinue reading “Tired and tired and tired and tired and tired.”

Thunderstorm on the Prairie

Where I grew up, just past the place where the glaciers scraped the Midwest prairies flat, you can sometimes see a storm coming all day long. A look out the window shows the clouds forming, and you can probably still get the wash out hung out on the line with plenty of time for itContinue reading “Thunderstorm on the Prairie”

Take Care, Now.

I have an EVENT coming up in my work life. An EVENT with travel and multiple meetings and a huge exhibit hall. That plus ALL THE THINGS that go with it is starting to feel like an elephant sat down on my chest to do her nails. Heavy. So today I made a list ofContinue reading “Take Care, Now.”

The Bumpy Ride and the Last of the Lasts

So many friends are walking through the litany of the lasts. The last game. The last final. The last concert. The last time you’ll send your child off to high school. The last time you are the mother of a high school student. And finally, the graduation. I feel the wrench, the tug, the feelingContinue reading “The Bumpy Ride and the Last of the Lasts”