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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 includes Growing a Mother’s Heart and companion BIble study; 52 Weekly family devotional series, for busy famile and family prayer; The Super-Sized Book of Bible Craft Gifts, and Devos for Brave Boys. Karen is a certified personality trainer, certified children’s ministry coah, and AWSA certified writing and marketing coach. She loves to coach people to move forward in life and God’s calling.

Speaking topics

• Motherhood and Parenting, as a mom of five including two rocket scientists, she 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 talkss, to engage the whole family to pray together, and explore questions kids ask about prayer.
• Women’s retreats, wheether around breaking bread or crafting, of a theme such as God’s Pupose for YOur Life, Karen makes retreats special and heart-warming.

2022 Releases

Growing a Mother’s Heart Bible Study, spring 2022

Let’s come together to laugh as we studyv God’s Word. As moms, we want the best for our children and desire to be wonderful moms. In the messiness of life, sometimes we are thankful we get food on the table and some clean clothes folded. We treasure the hugs, happy faces, and darling comments from our little ones and rejoice  when our children grow and succeed in life. We discover that once a mom, always a mom, whether our children have graduated to heaven or simply left home. With a study guide we can engage in small group studies for busy momms that are mnageable, easy to do, and equip us with praactical tips that coordinate with scriptures.

Growing a Peacful Heart, Fall 2022

180 devotio9ns and prayers that focus on inner peace, peace in relationships, and being a peacemaker in your home, community, and world. Come alongside women 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.

Recently Released

The Super-Sized Book of Bible Craft Gifts December 1, 2021

My daughter Rebecca will co-author this book with me. The paper crafts will focus on kindness, a gift from the heart. Crafts will include games, greeting cards, decrations, special days, games, puppets, mobiles, and more. Fun forchildren that also helps them express kindness and reach out to show God love to others.
 

About Karen

Karen served as a contributing writer for Focus on the Family’s parenting magazine for a few years. 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, The Lookout, and Today’s Christian Woman. 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 more than a dozen grandchildren. She lives along the coast of sunny Florida.

Karen's book Stories of Faith and Courage From the Home Front received the Military Writer Society of America’s Gold Medal, faith category. Her book, The One Year My Princess Devotions received the 2014 Christian Retailing Best Award, Children’s Nonfiction.
 

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