![]() Their family-run ministry, which included performances in churches and at conferences twenty-five weekends last year, equips parents and educators to become more "child-sensitive." At each presentation, Karyn sings songs and tells stories from her books and tapes, Heath plays a mime called Mimic, Sheri plays keyboards and performs with her puppet, Monica, and Ray and his dad run the sound. The exciting life Karyn refers to includes the myriad children's products and home educational resources she's writtensuch as My First Hymnal (Sparrow), Snip & Tell Bible Stories (Group Publishing), and Great God, Grateful Child (Allen Thomas)as well as a jam-packed schedule of seminars and family concerts that keep Karyn, husband Ralph, Ray, Heath, and musician/puppeteer Sheri Smith on the road nationwide and overseas. ![]() "Our life is kind of crazy, but it's always exciting," she says, clapping her hands to break up a mild skirmish between her cats, Nip and Tuck. ![]() With a broad grin, he nods vigorously.Īfter lunch, Karyn, 44, chuckles about her family's antics as we settle into comfortable rocking chairs. "Is this a typical meal in the Henley house?" I ask, but only Ray hears me above the din. Her two teenage sons, Raygan (called Ray), 17, and Heath, 13, break up with laughter as they listen to their dad recount funny family bloopers. It's lunchtime, and Karyn Henley, author of the popular children's Beginner's Bible (Mission City/Zondervan), is serving seconds of her delicious homemade soup around the big oak table in her sunny Tennessee dining room. ![]()
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