Kara Lawler (no known relation to Cary Lovejoy Lawler) believes that mothering is just another way to explore identity, and she writes about the divide that is mothering our children, our spirits, and the sacred.  Kara Lawler writes on her own blog, Mothering the Divide, and has been published in various publications including Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, and the Today Show, among many others. 

Mostly, Kara is a mother, wife, and a teacher, and she writes creative nonfiction essays about the divide that is mothering her own children while still mothering her spirit and the sacred. The divide to her is trying to balance all parts of her life and embracing the divide of self that is often being someone’s mother. She works hard to see the beauty in the mundane, and motherhood has been like a camera lens coming into focus: She sees what really matters and she writes about it.

In her Mama Meditations column, exclusively on Mama Lovejoy every Sunday, Kara will talk about her journey of self-discovery as a mother, trying to balance all the parts of life, mothering oneself while mothering children, and finding one’s stride as a mother. Kara will offer weekly meditations and goals to help moms tackle the week—complete with all things they carry in their hands—but by being mindful of their own spirits.  Please be sure to also check out and follow Kara’s blog, Mothering the Divide, too, for longer essays and check her out on Facebook and at www.MotheringTheDivide.com. And be sure to check back here every Sunday for her latest Mama Meditations column! 

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• I Carry You In My Heart // By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide   My son is a kindergartner and each day, I write him a simple, short note and put it in his lunch box. I try to make the notes a little original with drawings or questions. Other times, I try to root the note in what’s going on ...
• Coffee with Friends // By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide So much can be understood and resolved over a cup of coffee. We fill our hands too full and by doing so, we sometimes shy away from friendships because we’re just too busy.  If you’re overwhelmed, instead of shutting down, tell your friend how you’re feeling in ...
• Take Time To Crash By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide Sometimes, we need to crash. Last night, I was so tired but had a list of things I wanted to accomplish. First, I had to put two kids to bed and in the end, that ends up being over an hour and a half in dark rooms reading, singing, and ...
• Learning to Set Boundaries (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide STOP. What do you need to do to set boundaries with your time in order to preserve your own personal truth? It was so warm and beautiful today in Pennsylvania and I spent my early morning doing some of my most favorite things: walking with a dear ...
• The World Within You (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Photo by Megan Photography By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide   Think of the world you carry within you. -Rainer Maria Rilke   Can you see the world you carry within you? This photo is of me almost two years ago when I was pregnant with my last child. When I was pregnant with both of my ...
• Remember Today: You are Enough   Today it is Valentine’s Day and we spend time trying to be enough and show our love enough to the people in our lives.  With small gestures, we tell our people how much we love them.  We plan dinners or buy chocolates.  We hang paper hearts around the house so the kids will see a ...
• Evaluating Your Full Hands (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide How full are your hands? I’ve been thinking a lot about lately about being busy and how people sometimes proudly wear that as a badge. “I’m so busy” is often our excuse, or other times, it’s “I wish I weren’t so busy,” said in a disdainful ...
• We’ve all been there. The crash that comes after trying to do too much. // By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide As moms, we sometimes try to do so much to take care of our families and friends.  We take on too much; we stay up too late; we drink more soda and coffee than we should. We run to work, dance and basketball practices, volunteer and board ...