Kara Linaburg's Blog, page 6

i wish you could see yourself through my eyes

I live with myself. I know that sounds weird but it's true. We live with ourselves -- there's no escaping. And in that we often do not see ourselves for our value or beauty. It's easy to dwell, to focus on the darkness and failings we know are there. If only we could see ourselves through the eyes of others...through the eyes of God...I wonder how many lives would be saved, suicides prevented. Instead we tend to hide within, become slaves to the labels and lies we give our...

BOOK NEWS...a second book?!

Hola readers!

There better be a second book!
How's your project coming?
Umm...when is book two?

I am blown away by the kindness you have shown The Broken Prince in the last couple of months since its birthday in June. Readers have been asking me when I'm going to get another project out there.
And honestly?
I'm terrified.
I've been attempting over and over book two since finishing The Broken Prince in May. These characters mean so much to me. I love Milosh and Serena and to continue there stories, I...

how to find peace when your world feels anything but

Hola readers!

I want peace, crave it, desire it. I want to walk without fear, without anxiety. I want to be confident in who I am. I don't want to second guess myself. I want to be strong and capable and be my own person, forgetting everyone else's opinions.
Peace.
I've wanted it more than anything these last few weeks.

September 18th
I realize now my extreme fear of losing people causes me to reject or draw back because I don't want to get too close and get hurt if they stop loving me. 

I wro...

in love with misery

 i don't want help, i don't want to get betterall i want is your sympathycan't stop myself, can't keep it togethercause i'm in love with miseryi'll do the motions you seeki'll pray the works you speakbut you won't get this heart locked inside mei don't want help, i don't want to get better cause i'm in love with misery
would you pay attention to mewithout the drama of #sodepresseddon't try to take excuses from mecause victims get a free license to put you through hell
misery disciple
W...

walking with the broken |vlog|

Hola readers!

I am super jazzed to announce that I did a video for Beloved Chat on OBO's youtube channel. I've started writing for their magazine this year, and it's an honor to make mini vlogs for them!
Introducing...



What does walking with the broken look like? What does that mean?

For a long period of my life I lived inside myself, struggling to be open about my struggles, allowing them to weaken me and tell me that I am walking alone. I learned though that the right step towards healing can b...

books of late |breaking anxiety's grip + bullet journaling +randomness|

Hola readers!What do you do when you have a lot of books to review?You put them all in one post... Chase The Lion
Weekly Planner
I officially am trying bullet journaling and I am jazzed! My mom has been trying to get me to schedule my chaotic life together a bit instead of flying by the seat of my pants (story of my life).So when Mark Batterson's Chase The Lion (weekly planner) popped up I was dying of excitement.
This planner is just beautiful. I don't have to terribly artistic for this bullet j...

my biggest fear

When I was little I didn't fear monsters in the closet or the dark. I would wake up in the middle of the night and check on my parents to make sure they were still breathing. I would slip across the hall and through the living room, unable to sleep until I knew they were okay.
I started at an early age in the paralyzing fear that I would lose someone I loved.
But later the fear of losing someone I loved grew. I realized that it was not just death that could tear relationships apart. I never had...

journal pieces |august recap|

|| August 3 ||
Why am I nervous, ashamed, and apologetic of my awkwardness, my lack of "normal behavior"? Why do I feel a need not to be me when the God of the universe is cheering me on and rooting for me to succeed?
Sometimes I cannot help but wonder if no one's opinions existed, if the lifestyles of others were a minor concern for me, would I be happy? 
Heck yeah. 
I love my life. 

To do:
Make kombucha 
sweep out car
order copies of the broken prince
charge camera


|| August 6 ||
I...

reacting to my old story: Scarlet

Hola readers!

A recent blogger did a reaction to one of her old posts, but most of my old posts were too short to do much reacting to, and because I wrote more stories than posts, I decided to react to one of them.
They are certainly cringe-worthy and way too much fun to make fun of. 
I wrote "Scarlet" for a story contest around the age of sixteen or seventeen. I was never meant to write short stories by any means. When I do, they hold no depth and I have no patience to figure out what I am...

Free Book!!!!!!!!!!! + Giveaway + 21 B-day Fun

Hola readers!
I am turning 21 this Saturday and I've already kicked off the week with a birthday meal with the fam and watching the 2018 Little Women modern retelling. But nothing says celebration for me like The Broken Prince -- it's been out for a little over two months now and I'm still jazzed about my first release.
So I'm combining this b-day fun with The Broken Prince and I cannot wait to get into the details!
First: For the next five days, The e-book edition of The Broken Prince will be o...