So, a few things have happened since my husband and I married on May 27, 2006. We have witnessed a loved one beat cancer. But we lost a wonderful grandmother. Then we got two equally amazing new humans. We watched as family members relocated far away. But then we got two members back, and we're… Continue reading In Ten Years
My daughter and I married my husband in a barn ten years ago this month. Our wedding was held in a historic 1800s barn that had been moved down the road to its current location on the day we married in 2006. In terms of barns, the barn isn't particularly appealing from the outside. It's… Continue reading The Bench
Each month Netflix gives a writing prompt, and this month it was about unconventional families, tied to the show Grace and Frankie. The question was: what is it about your modern family that you would not trade for anything in the world? Our little family has been modern, unconventional, quirky—whatever word fits—for almost nine years… Continue reading Our Family Dynamic
I've always been lively, even obnoxious at times; it's just who I am.I move with purpose, laugh loudly, and snort every now and then.That is why I am ideal for blogging because I can edit and edit and edit again before releasing the final draft. I'm not a first-draft person.Meeting me in person is a… Continue reading The Day I Found Out I Was in Menopause
Actually, I have had two weddings in barns. At my first wedding, we held our reception inside and outside of a family-owned barn in my home state of Ohio. At my second wedding, the entire ceremony and reception were held in a barn in the suburbs of Chicago. That should be some kind of… Continue reading I Had a Wedding in a Barn Long Before Pinterest
My 25th high school reunion is next year. I was 25 when I got married for the first time. So it has been a young, stupid, naïve Kari since I graduated from high school. It seems like just last year I was rocking a mullet with six-inch bangs, listening to some Def Leppard and all,… Continue reading 25 Before My 25th
A Grace Full Life 