Though she succeeded as an award-winning high achiever in many areas, the inner struggle with imperfections left her desperate for peace. That longing led her to a powerful encounter with the Spirit of the Living God through Jesus Christ that changed everything for her. Karen’s life from then on overflowed with love for God and His Word and a deep passion for others to know Him alive and real in their lives as she did. A number of ministries were birthed out of that passion.

When Karen married, her passion, combined with her years of training and experience in ministry and missions, was poured into an itinerant ministry that she and her husband launched together, and into the family God blessed them with. Darkness fell over their lives with the death of their son — and then years later, a greater darkness came with intent to stay.

After 25 years of life and ministry together, Karen’s husband confessed moral failure, resigned from their ministry, filed for a divorce, and left the country. She and her daughters were left to wrestle through many layers of darkness and the reality that their “practically perfect” family hadn’t been what it appeared to be.

Giving all praise to God, Karen experienced a freedom and healing in Jesus that has restored her joy and filled her with passion to call back through the dark tunnel to bring hope to others crushed by wounds that are difficult to express, that few understand, and that even fewer know how to find their way through to healing and freedom.

While continuing to serve as Executive Director of Reign Dance Theater, a nonprofit ministry with youth in Minnesota, Karen’s passion to bring hope from heaven to a hurting world now also extends through personal and online prayer, teaching, and coaching as well.

Karen loves the Word of God and the God of His Word - and delights to lead others into the freedom, joy, peace, and beautiful purpose He designed for their lives, too. Karen is a ministry leader, author, songwriter, theatrical producer, costume designer, Bible teacher, coach, mom, and grandma! She lives in Minnesota near her two beautiful daughters, both now married and living out their passions for the Lord, too.

Karen has embraced the gift of imperfections in her life and lives at peace in the presence of the God whose heart of love is “perfectly perfect” in every way - and whose Spirit is daily making her heart more like His!

Psalm 18:30-32. “As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.”
(Perfect: whole, complete, blameless).

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