As an author, speaker, and media personality, Karen Whiting encourages families to connect, serve, and treasure one another. Drawing on first-hand experience as a mother of five, she shares humorous anecdotes from her own life while offering creative solutions to simplify life and sprinkle joy into each day. She encourages women by providing suggestions to reunite family and invest time in relationships in order to help them live more fulfilling and joyful lives.

Karen wrote for the former Focus on the Family's parenting magazines (Focus on Your Child). As a renowned speaker on relations in the home and time management, Karen says, "It's time to stop drowning in business and regain control of your days." She urges people to follow a simple plan using the acrostic T-I-M-E:

Trust days to God

Invest in people first

Manage the moments

Evaluate your time choices and adjust as needed

As a contributing author for Suite101.com, Karen writes helpful articles covering parenting, crafts, and inspirational pieces. For a preview of Karen's most recent articles, visit her Karen the Author page.

Karen is a former TV host of Puppets on Parade and has been a guest on various Christian television shows