Press Kit
Karen Whiting Freelance Writer and Award Winning Author

Karen Whiting, a freelance writer and award-winning author of more than thirty nonfiction books, loves to let creativity splash onto the pages as she writes. Karen’s newest books Growing a Peaceful Heart and Growing a Joyful Heart help people live above the negative news and difficult circumstances to embrace God’s love.

Karen also writes books to equip families and help them and their children thrive. Karen is a certified personality trainer, certified children’s ministry coach, and AWSA certified writing and marketing coach. She loves to guide people to move forward in life and God’s calling.

Download Karen’s Media Kits

            Growing a Peacful Heart

           Growing a Mother’s Heart

           52 Weekly Devotions for Family Prayer

           Devos for Brave Boys Press info

Scroll down to listen/watch Karen on various media outlets

Interview topics

  • Choosing Joy in struggles, spreading joy to others
  • Peace in the midst of a world/life in chaos
  • Engaging children in prayer that allows them to explore prayer aspects and try different ways to pray
  • Parenting sons to grow steadfast faith and explore doubts
  • Inspiring mothers in their srurggles, encouraging their joys, nurturing their hearts

Speaking topics

  • Motherhood and Parenting, as a mom of five including two rocket scientists, she’s experienced with lots of fun stories.
  • Children’s Ministry, Karen has spoken and worked in children and youth ministry for decades. This includes international speaking and training leaders. 
  • Mother-Daughter teas, with her love of crafts and games, she adds the fun element to events. 
  • Mother-Son events, to build strong bonds, and have fun around God’s Word in ways boys relate.
  • Family Prayer events and talks, to engage the whole family to pray together, and explore questions kids ask about prayer.
  • Women’s retreats, whether around baking and breaking bread or crafting, or a theme such as God’s Pupose for Your Life, Karen makes retreats special and heart-warming.

Patriotic Speaking Topics

  • Brewing more than tea, 
  • Connecting to American Patriots and their Faith, talks on ways and individuals from the founding days of America to the more recent wars, people of faith have served and prayed to bring God into their lives.

Recent Releases

Growing a Joyful Heart

180 devotions and prayers that focus on inner joy, relaltional joy, choosing joy in struggles, and becoming a joy giver. Come alongside individuals and their stories to discover how the joy of the Lord can be your strength and source to a more joyful life. Read the stories of men and women from the past and the Bible, too, and be inspired on how they chose joy in all circumstances.

Growing a Peaceful Heart

180 devotions and prayers that focus on inner peace, peace in relationships, and being a peacemaker in your home, community, and world. Come alongside individuals who have overcome strife to be at peace and help foster peace. Read the stories of men and women from the past and the Bible, too, and discover how the problems and solutions are the same throughout generations.

The Super-Sized Book of Bible Gift Crafts

My daughter Rebecca co-authored this book with me. The paper crafts will focus on kindness and gifts from the heart. Crafts will include games, greeting cards, decorations, special days, games, puppets, mobiles, and more. It’s fun for children and also helps them express kindness and shares ways to reach out to show God’s love to others.


Articles, releases, and more

Magazine articles and blog posts

Interviews 

Cover and feature Profile

Inspiration.org profile

Almost an Author interview

Sampling of Articles By Karen

Focus on the Family

      Family Prayer

Crosswalk

      Scriptures for Moms

Benefits of Family Prayer #1 article on Crosswalk , October 2019

9 Ways to Pray as a Family

10 Great Reasons to Have Consistent Family Devotion

10 Reasons to Make Family Meal Times Meaningful

What Damage Can Your Words Have on Your Kids?

Significance of Bread in the Bible

Monthly posts in Just 18 Summers

Article in Focus on the Family Magazine (Princess of Purpose)

Molly Green Magazine

* Stained Glass Tshirt Painting

* Miniature Fun


Podcasts and Blogs

Raising Christian Kids with LeeAnn Mancini

God in the Ordinary with Sharon Tedford

Every Day Incredible with Keri Kitchen

Acts Media Group with Amber Weigand Buckley

Chispa Magazine demo making muffin bouquet

Flourish-meant with Tina Yeagar

Marsha Hubler’s Blog Interview

Rosalinda Rivera interview (Nature Girl)

Marketeers on a MIssion with Patricia Durgin

Christian Authors Network Interview


Book Reviews

Listen to KNEO’s review of 52 Weekly Devotions for families Called to Serve

Kathryn Ross of Pageant Wagon book review

The Gift of Bread review  by Nora ST Laurent psalm516bogspot

52 Devotions for Busy Families at Parenting like Hannah

52 Devotions for Busy Families at Molly Green

Five of Karen’s Books reviewed at Homeschool Way

Raising a Young Modern Day Princess by ChristianChildrensauthors.com

Raising a Young Modern Day Princess, The Old Schoolhouse

Christmas is Coming! review by Christianchildrensauthors.com

Girl Talk Guy Talk at Lighthouse Academy Blog

Girl Talk Guy Talk by Books, Beautiful Book

Nature Girl by The Barn Door

Nature Girl by Ohio Homeschool Assessment

Karen’s Interviews

TV Appearances

Atlanta Live with host Kaoch Katlyn Bryan

Nite Line on WGGS with host Annie T. Broughton

WHCB radio interview by host Dianne Barker
(Growing a Mother’s Heart)

Homekeepers Show with Host Arthelene Rippy

Life Today with Host James Robinson

Igniting a Nation with Eric Walker (Called to Serve book)

WGGS interview on Niteline

Hangin With the Web Show

Club 36 Bread Making & Bread in the Bible

Homekeepers 52 Weekly Devotions for Busy Familie

Club 36 Christmas is coming

Bridges with Host Monica Schmelter

Babbi’s House Raising a Young Modern Day Princess

WATC Niteline Chat about The One Year My Princess Devotions

Heritage of Truth TV show


Radio Interviews

Faith Radio with host Bob Crittenden Devos for Brave Boys 

WHCB Radio show At The Library Host Dianne Barker

Interview by host Bob Crittenden on his show The Meeting House

Orlando Radio, Allan Dempsey’s show Perspectives, part 1 52 Weekly Devotions for Families Called to Serve

Link to Karen’s appearance on NitelIne on WGGS

I Work4Him Radio Show chatting about teens in the work force and Girl Talk Guy Talk

Karen on The Good Life, Hawaiian radio

Listen to Karen on CHRI99.1 Canadian radio

Listen to Karen on Faith Radio

Listen to Karen on KPOF With Roy

Listen to Karen on Tricia Goyer's Living Inspired

Listen to Karen on CWAHM

 

 

About Karen

Karen is the author of thirty-four books. She writes to help families thrive and connect to God. As a mom of five she shares what worked for her family and hopes it will help parents build strong family bonds.

Karen served as a contributing writer for Focus on the Family’s parenting magazine for several years, and still writes articlesd for their web content. She writes for families at Crosswalk.com and blogs on marketing for The Write Conversation.

Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Focus on the Family magazine and The Netorice VoiceNews. Karen formerly hosted Puppets on Parade, an educational television series. She speaks for women’s groups, retreats, schools, children’s ministry leaders, and mother-daughter events. Karen and her late husband participated in Officers’ Christian Fellowship for nearly four decades, helping military families and academy students. Karen enjoys her five children and fifteen grandchildren. She lives along the coast of sunny Florida but enjoys travel and adventure! She also likes to cook and create new crafts.

Awards

  • Karen's book, Stories of Faith and Courage From the Home Front, received the Military Writer Society of America’s Gold Medal, faith category, and the Golden Scroll Nonfiction Book of the Year Award.
  • Her book, The One Year My Princess Devotions received the Christian Retailing Best Award, Children’s Nonfiction.
  • 52 Weekly Devotions for Family Prayer received the Golden Scroll Best Educational Book of the Year.
  • The Super-Sized Book of Bible Craft Gifts she coauthored with her daughter Rebecca White received the second place for the AWSA  Golden Scroll educational award.
  • Growing a Mother’s Heart Bible Study won the Golden Scroll Bible Study of the Year Award.

 

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