My name is Karen—if you are here you must know something about me already; however, stay here and you will know more about me than anyone in their right mind would want to know!
I’m from the great state of Ohio where I live with my 24 year old daughter and as of July 2, 2004...my beautiful little granddaughter, Haley Nicole. I’ve been divorced since 1987—and always have said since then that “once is enough” when it came to marriage. Well, I still don’t see myself as ever marrying again but I think I have softened a bit in my views in the past few years. I have realized that you can love again, no matter how much you have stopped believing in “love.” In the past few years I have begun to remember why falling in love is worth the risks—have remembered how it feels to go to sleep thinking of someone special and opening my eyes in the morning with him flooding my mind; and I have remembered how to smile again—so I would have to say to those of you who profess what I did—never say never. You never know when someone is going to pop up and capture your heart completely. *S*
I love all animals, but cats in particular. I only have one of my own at the moment but there have been times when there were as many as ten of them here. I try not to have favorites like a good “kitty mommy” but I’m afraid I do have a special love; you’ll get to meet him later in my pages! What a joy he is in my life!!
I am a true romantic. I believe love can conquer all; and that if you love someone, tell them. What sadder words are there than “What Might Have Been?” I have been there and how I wish I had of played my cards differently! But I have to believe this is how it is suppose to be! How else would I have made it here and to all of you—my new friends?
As most dreamers, I love clouds, sunsets, sunrises, fresh fallen snow, autumn leaves, and gentle rainfall. Is there anything more wonderful than quiet times—loving times—with that one person who makes your heart smile? Anything more fulfilling than sharing your dreams—your hopes—with that one person that you feel incomplete without?
I have found wonderful friends and a sense of family in some Yahoo groups. Even though I am no longer active in some of them, I loved being a part of these groups but there are also other issues dear to my heart and that have touched me and changed me forever. I hope you will find room in your heart for some of these things—let your life be changed by caring, by feeling the pain of others. Your life will be so much richer!
My life has changed so drastically since June 9, 1998, when my friend turned me onto the internet. I have met some people that have changed my life forever. Check out my Friends Page. You never know—you may be one of those people!!