by Carla Naumburg | Apr 19, 2013 | Parents.com
“The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and my neighborhood is eerily quiet. My 2-year-old is taking a nap, and my 4-year-old is drawing quietly during her afternoon rest time. As far as they know, it’s just another day. They have no idea that we’re on...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 19, 2013 | Kveller.com
“In the midst of a week in which my world has felt completely shattered, I’m looking forward to lighting candles, singing blessings, and tearing challah with my family. We’ll laugh as my daughters smear hummus across their cheeks. Perhaps in that moment, if only...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 18, 2013 | Mindfulness, PsychCentral.com
“That is the painful irony of, course. I take out my stress on the people most important to me, the ones I am most terrified of losing when something like this happens.” You can read more about my attempts to find my grounding in the wake of the tragedy in...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 16, 2013 | Kveller.com
“I don’t feel brave. I don’t have any words of wisdom or inspiration to share. I have nothing left to do but pray.” You can read more of my thoughts in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombings over at Kveller.com.
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 14, 2013 | Kveller.com
“But what I do know is the shock I felt, the deep impression that my mother made on me that day as she drew the swastika on that stained bag. The emotional intensity of that moment is burned in my memory, in a place beyond words. I’m not ready to talk to my...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 29, 2013 | Kveller.com
“My 4-year-old daughter is wise enough to recognize how fortunate we are to live in this time, in this place. She understands that the reason she’s not eating her beloved macaroni and cheese this week is because we’re remembering the Israelite slaves who were...
