About Karen

Karen Ehman has been described as profoundly practical, engagingly funny and downright real. Her passion is to provide women, wives and mothers with creative tools and doable ideas to help them both simplify life and glorify God. She is the Director of the Proverbs 31 Ministries national speaking team and is a contributor to Focus on the Family’s magazine Thriving Family.

She is a featured speaker for Hearts at Home conferences for moms and is the author of five womens books including A Life That Says Welcome: Simple Ways to Open Your Heart and Home to Others, The Complete Guide to Getting and Staying Organized and the recently released ebook Untangling Christmas: Your Go-To Guide for a Hassle-Free Holiday. She is also the project creator of the Hearts at Home Just for Moms Planner an organizational tool designed specifically for the purpose of helping mothers organize their personal and family lives.

She has been a guest on national television and radio programs including The 700 Club, At Home Live, Engaging Women, The Harvest Show, Moody Midday Connection and Dr. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family. She is a graduate of Spring Arbor University with a B.A. in Social Science and has been married for 25 years to her college sweetheart Todd. She is the mother of three sometimes quarrelsome, but mostly charming children: Mackenzie 20, Mitchell 17 and Spencer 14.

Before motherhood, Karen was a teacher and high school coach who actually had hobbies. Now she spends her days homeschooling one child or running carpool for the other, parked in the football bleachers or baseball stadium or stealing away to a coffee shop to try to write or work on a new message. Though hopelessly craft-challenged with pitiful, partially finished scrapbooks, she enjoys baking and cooking and has won several blue ribbon rosettes at various county fairs for her cookies, cakes, pies and breads. She travels from Lansing, Michigan.

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Statement of Faith:

~ The entire Bible is God’s infallible word.
~ God exists as three in one- The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
~ Jesus Christ’s deity, sinless humanity, virgin birth, atoning death on the cross, bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven.
~ The Holy Spirit is given to believers to indwell and empower them to live the Christian life on earth and to seal them for the day of redemption.
~ Christ’s personal return to earth to establish His kingdom here.
~ The resurrection of the body, resulting in eternal life for all true believers in heaven and eternal punishment for all unbelievers in hell.
~ Salvation, by faith alone, through grace alone, is found in Jesus Christ alone.
~The church is made up of all true believers from every tribe, tongue and nation.
~ It is the responsibility and privilege of all believers to glorify God by telling others of the good news of the gospel, enabling people worldwide to have the chance to know Christ personally.

 

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    12 Responses to About Karen

    • Jennifer Bilbro says:

      Hi Karen.

      I received a devotion from a friend that was written by you. And I loved it! Would like to be included in any future devotions or emails.

      Blessings!
      Jennifer

    • phoebe says:

      you have such a lovely family. you must be trully blessed!

      i want all your four books!! i live in Africa, Kenya and i will enquire more on there cost and shipping charges.

      keep up the good work Karen!

    • Cindy says:

      I so related to the answer envy devotion. I am here in Hawaii, feeling trapped and asking God to rescue me. Yes, I know some are saying, rescue from Hawaii? But, it’s not paradise to live 2,000 miles away from friends and family, financially heading for disaster and so bored you could die. I am not a patient person but I guess God is working that out through this. Anyway, I will claim those scriptures and pray for patience as I wait. I too seem to have waited longer for most things in my life, married at 34, second child at 39. Now I wait for the next chapter which I dream about. I do believe God hears and I will wait through the quietness from Him. I look forward to telling the story of how God released us from this place some day.

    • Teena Sand says:

      Hi Karen, I mailed your Christmas card to the address I had and it was returned. Could you kindly send me an updated one? Hope you are doing well! We’re still loving Nashville! Merry Christmas and see you in three months. Teena

    • Tracy Carden says:

      As a mother of three boys, this book is a Godsend. I absolutely love the Emile Barnes set of books on home, hospitality, and organization. I can’t wait to read your latest book. I want my home to be a safe haven for my children and their friends where they feel welcome and loved. Thank you for writing and sharing the message God put on your heart.

    • Cathy H. says:

      Just discoved you at Proverbs 31 because of your Proverbs 31 devotional. I feel connect to you and the way you write. Real practicle advise. I too am in a waiting mode but since I read “enjoy the journey” I am not waitng I am going to focus on enjoying the journey even if it is in the wilderness.

      God Bless You

    • Ayele Sadore says:

      Karen I thank you very much for your devotion words Please writ to me Or Email any usefull message for me thank you Ayele

    • I realy pleased on your devotion words Thank you I urge you to mail more for me thank you Mekides

    • GINA says:

      Having been in the blogsphere for a few years, I have seen that most bloggers are young women. They are wonderful women who are seeking God and have much to share! But I often wish there were more of us “older women” out there blogging, putting another perspective on things. Something that only comes with time and experience. So nice to meet you!!! Thank you for taking the time to write and share!

    • bonnie schwartzkopf (terry's mom) says:

      karen, larry and i were thinking about you and todd the other day and wanted you both to know what a difference you made in our son, Terry’s life years ago when he was in your youth group at the methodist church in st. johns. we well remember the time you spent w him and the positive influence you had on his life. both our sons are active in churches and live lives that serve as examples. terry is teaching math at midland dow high school and is the varsity tennis coach-they have won 3 back to back state championships. God has blessed him greatly and we wanted you to know that seeds you planted years-and it has been YEARS- have sprouted and God has given the increase. Thank you for all that you did for our son.
      In Christian love, Larry and Bonnie Schwartzkopf

    • Pam Gentry says:

      I enjoy this arena to check in with other women’s ideas etc… Sometimes even though you have a wonderful family, good job etc… It can feel lonely. God bless you all today.

    • Tonie Rose says:

      thanks Karen for your “i gotta die” devotional sharing. It was so awesome to read what God has been speaking to me. Put in a way that will cause me to pause… thanks

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