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Above the Line, Take Two Now Available
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The second book in the Above the Line series finds independent filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison at the center of Hollywood wheeling and dealing. The two friends discover that all that glitters is not gold—and that success in Tinsel Town could cost them everything—their relationships as well as their ideals.
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One afternoon Karen was watching her oldest son Tyler playing with his friends outside. It struck her that he was too tall, too old to run and jump into her arms the way he once did. Then she looked down the line to her youngest son, Austin. He was small at the time, but growing fast. She realized that with Tyler there had come a moment when he ran and jumped into her arms that way for the very last time.
With lighthearted illustrations and a sweet, reflective tone, best-selling author Karen Kingsbury encourages parents to savor not only their children's "firsts" - first steps and first words - but the "lasts" as well.
Karen has written these sweet words in her children's book...
Let Me Hold You Longer.

Karen with daughter Kelsey, a reader friend and her mom, Anne at the EWomen Conference in Johnson City, TN
Karen has enjoyed another full season of speaking events with the Extraordinary Women Conferences and with Women of Joy Conference.
She hopes you will take a look at her schedule and make time to join her at one of the upcoming 2009 events this fall.
Always Karen makes herself available throughout these conferences so she has the chance to meet as many of her reader friends as possible. You can view pictures of Karen and her readers at last year's
Recent Events. Keep checking back with Karen's website for more
upcoming events.
Karen would love to see you in 2009!
Great News! Karen now has a Facebook and a special page for her reader friends!
Join Karen's reader page today on facebook!
Are you new to Facebook? This is a great way to interact with friends through the internet. If you don't yet have a Facebook, create one today!
Karen Kingsbury's
Like Dandelion Dust has been making its way through film festivals across the country... Read more news about
Like Dandelion Dust .
From one viewer...
Karen Kingsbury's "Like Dandelion Dust", based on the best-selling novel, is a compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the grittily realistic lives of the struggling, blue-collar Porter's, and the privileged Campbell family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. This film is wonderfully acted, bravely exposing the humanity in each character and reminding us that we each have the potential to be the best and worst versions of ourselves at any time.
Movie Monday: Highlights of an Extraordinary Women Conference!

Karen and friends at an EWomen Conference!
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Karen's Movie Monday take a journey through what a typical Extraordinary Women Conference looks like. We hope to see you at one of these amazing conferences in 2009! For more information on these conferences visit Karen's
upcoming schedule!
NEW PROGRAM: Karen Will Give Your School Library a Free Book!
Karen's grandmother was a librarian, but she died of cancer before Karen was born. In addition, Karen's brother, Dave, loved to frequent libraries. It was his belief that all people should have access to books -whether they could afford them or not. After Dave died in 2005, Karen made a promise to donate as many books as possible to libraries. Read about Karen's
NEW PROGRAM.
HURRY!! Call Your Christian Radio Station to Request Walls!!

Karen and Richie in Rockford, Illinois
Walls can now be heard on Christian radio as a new hit single! Please take a moment to call your Christian radio station and request Walls, sung by Richie McDonald.
Walls was written by Karen, Richie McDonald (former lead singer of Lonestar), and songwriters Gary Baker and Matt Johnson. Walls is on Richie McDonald's first inspirational album, I Turn to You, available now at Christian bookstores and WalMarts everywhere.
The song was written in honor of her deceased brother, and goes out to anyone who is struggling to finally let go . . . and let God.
Watch Richie sing Walls on Karen's YouTube Channel
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Sometimes life is a question, you don’t want to ask
Sorting through the lonely broken pieces of your past
When you can’t find a reason, the will or the way
Every second here another breath you know you have to take
The answer’s there hiding in the lies
It’s gonna be alright
Chorus:
When the walls fall down
And you find the truth
Shadows run for cover
Light comes shinning through
Every Chance you take
Could be your saving grace
There’s a calm inside your soul that’s only found
When the walls fall down
Don’t know where you’re going but you see the other side
You’re hearts feeling something that you almost recognize
Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow’s in the wind
Here and now you know it’s where you’re second chance begins
You don’t ask why, there’s hope in your eyes
You’re ready to try
Bridge:
Tears on your face say what you can’t say
What you believe can set you free
Karen and Donald Celebrate Twenty Years of Marriage

Our first home together, 20 years ago!
Donald and I celebrated twenty years of marriage this past summer, twenty years that have flown by in what has felt like so many brilliant moments.
For our anniversary, we took a few days and traveled back to Southern California, to many of the places where we hung out while we were dating.
We stayed in Santa Monica and biked along the beach path from the pier north to Will Rogers State Beach and south to Marina Del Ray and back again, and we drove to the Valley and spent a day driving down memory lane.
One of our first stops was at the house just south of Ventura Boulevard where we rented a small garage apartment when we were first married. Back then, the homeowner called the little place “the bunker”...
Read the rest, and see photos of our anniversary trip
"I'm A Member of the Baxter Family!"
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Jeremiah 29:11 Read Special Offers From Karen
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your overwhelming interest in the Baxter Family T-shirt. I am amazed at the response this shirt is getting, and though we had intended to have them only available at my speaking events, we are now making them available for purchase online to better serve you, my reader friends. Also by popular demand, tote bags with my logo are now available for purchase.
In His light and love,
Karen Kingsbury
Karen Kingsbury Interview by CJ Darlington
"I cry whenever I'm writing a novel--tears are good for us. Ice collects around the edges of our hearts. Tears happen when a little bit of that ice melts."...
Welcome to the Official Website for Karen Kingsbury
Spend a few minutes and learn more about Karen, her Life-Changing Fiction (TM), and the readers that share a passion for her stories. Here you can find prayer support, make friends, connect with book clubs across the world, and get excited about Karen's upcoming titles.
Karen has been featured in Time Magazine, Fox News, HomeLife Magazine, Christianity Today, Publishers Weekly, Guideposts and other major national media. Always the message Karen shares is the same. God wants to change your life through the power of story!
As the top-selling Christian fiction author of our day, Karen's prayer is that you will feel God's tender touch as you read and share her novels.
Oh, and one more thing have a tissue ready!
Karen & Donald and Kids Thank You For Stopping By
Karen and her family on a summer trip while visiting friends in Arizona. With the recent loss of her father, Karen appreciates that so many of you are praying for her and her family.
It's important to Karen that she takes time for her family first - even while on the road doing a book signing and speaking tour. Karen loves making memories with her family and friends as well as mixing those times with her reader friends.
Check out these other great
family photos.