I SURVIVED HURRICANE DEAN!

photo: first sign of Hurricane Dean

So it was the first sunday after we arrived in jamaica for our long awaited vacation and behold hurricane Dean became a category 4 heading our way...frightened isn't a good enough word for my feelings as we waited in my fathers boarded up house for it to either roll over the island or pass by us out to sea...well!! we survived and are back home very very thankful...the full story is to come with more pictures and full detail of the experience!!

i will keep you posted!!

have a blessed day and remember to love love and love more!

Karen

WHAT IS ART?

what is art???

photo: ceiling @ The Brooklyn Museum

HAVE A BLESSED DAY

KAREN

PEACE

i've made peace with the world today!

WHAT'S REALLY INSIDE?

my faith is strong

my faith is weak

sometimes my heart feels heavey and bleak

there are days like today

when things seem strange

when it's time to take a chance

a time to re-arrange

what road to wander, what bench to sit

these are some of the questions that don't seem to fit

my tears are near

as if on a cliff

ready to spring

ready to make mischief

they crawl along face

no destination in mind

except the bottom of my chin

where they will find

the end of the road

the end of their race

ready to jump

off of the edge in haste

they carry my burden

they carry my waste

they mock my surrender

and make me face

what tragedy lay beneath

what song i hide

they make me ask myself

"what's really inside"?

as i lean on my fingers

to extract what i mean

my hands become heavey

my heart a ravine

naked and restless is who i am today

maybe tomorrow

my joy will stay

and cast some magic about my stance

because i know there's always

another chance

to be....

kgr (c)2007

photo: church

LIGHT

PERFECTION IS GOD'S WORK!

i love this picture...i was walking home from my girl friends house one evening...and the sky was so perfect...the moment was so perfect...lulu and i had an eventful day...we spent time with friends and enjoyed the summer breeze...perfection is so elegant...perfection is real...perfection comes when we are not striving for it...perfection is God's work!

BE FREE!

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photo: self reflecting
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have a powerful day

karen gibson roc

RED RIVER OF DESTINY

doorways open and close

new roads appear and disappear

chance changes moments

clarity reflects faith

distractions clutter sequence

ego builds distance from the light

patience is strength

frivilous chatter creates waste

love is

the red river

of destiny

KGR (c)2007

WRITING IS A GREAT EXCERCISE!

photo: self portrait-moody

so to say the least i have been -not in a funk- but just in a place where everything seems to be standing still...the bright spot today is that it is lulu's birthday...we are having a party next week when phil gets back into town...anyway the last couple of weeks have been wonderful in the sense that we have been able to travel and enjoy our summer...lulu is healthy and full of life...it's myself however that i am concerned with...my career...where i'm going...what the next chapter is...there have been many a time when life comes to a place where things are about to change and the unknown looms and i have been able to move through gracefully...and this time is no different - it just feels like this not knowing stuff is greater than any other time in my life...for the first time i can really and truly say "i have absolutely no idea what will happen or what i am supposed to be doing" the only thing that keeps me grounded is being a mother...i don't question that action at all...so that is what i continue to do with vigor...i mean i've been writing which is great...i wrote a new song and i really love it...and i am sure that is what i am supposed to be doing:) being a mother and writing...OMG :) i've just found resolution...i've just in this moment of writing realized that that is all i am supposed to be doing!!!

writing is a great excercise!!

peace and light

karen

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FALLING IN LOVE

the last couple of days have been really interesting...i've been sort of looking at myself from a different perspective...i've been doing what needs to be done throughout the day...and while i am doing my daily caregiving to lulu, i've also been looking at the way i handle my day and my daughter...i realized that i enjoy being with her so much...i enjoy buying the things she needs and discovering her likes and dislikes...her bottle is the most important thing to her at present...she enjoys music and only cries when she's hungry...she's really talking baby talk alot and she is constantly smiling...she's standing on her own but hasn't taken that step yet...she keeps me on my toes...at times i am exhausted but in a way that satiates my longing...i look at her little face and i fall in love from moment to lovely moment!

photo: sunset in st croix

A FEW MINUTES TO MYSELF!

here are some of my favorite pictures from my trip to st croix

i had a few minutes to myself

peace and light

karen