Karen KoczwaraOh, The Plans We Make2023 ended in predictable fashion, with a pivot and a good laugh. We were invited to my mother’s cousin’s 50th wedding anniversary party in…Dec 31, 20231Dec 31, 20231
Karen KoczwaraMid Life Cry-SisLast night, I drove by the elementary school all four of my children attended. I’d heard it had since been painted a hideous bright blue…Sep 8, 20231Sep 8, 20231
Karen KoczwaraOde to the EmpathsGrowing up, I thought something was wrong with me. I didn’t quite fit in — not in the classroom, not at church, not at home, not in the…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Karen KoczwaraI grew up a sheltered kid in the 80s in a small town.For fun, I played in a drainage ditch behind my house. My father built a “door” in our backyard fence, and with one simple unlatch and…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Karen KoczwaraPandemic: We are all doing our bestThere’s this weird thing happening right not among us, and I don’t know if you’ve noticed it. Subtly, and somehow, an invisible continuum…Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Karen KoczwaraPandemic: A Tale of the Un-OrdinaryWe are in the middle of a pandemic.Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Karen KoczwaraPandemic: A Tale of Being HumanWhat strange times we are living in, folks.Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Karen KoczwaraWhen You Lose Your Voice: A Tale of Unfortunately Timed LaryngitisLast week, I attended an event with my dear friend Kelly, a sort of focus on your goals for 2020 type thing. At the top of each of our…Feb 28, 20201Feb 28, 20201
Karen KoczwaraHumpty Dumpty: A Modern Tale of Falling and Getting Back UpThis past fall, I had a bad fall.Feb 10, 20201Feb 10, 20201