Ehman, Karen: - Karen Ehman (www.karenehman.com) is a New York Times bestselling author with Proverbs 31 Ministries as well as a writer for Encouragement for Today, an online devotional that reaches more than four million women daily. She has authored eighteen books, including Keep It Shut and Reach Out, Gather In. Married to her college sweetheart, Todd, she's the mom of three adult children and two children-in-law, although she forgets which are which. The Ehmans reside in the middle of The Mitten State--Michigan.