Welcome!

Kathy Nickerson

Author, Speaker, and Eternal Optimist

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you find something here that will encourage you in your faith, family, friendships, and fun.

My Books

The Secret of Serendipity

Serendipity is a delicious word. Do you know what it means? More importantly, do you have it? Kara Jane…

The Marvel House

In her seventy-fifth autumn, Madge DuPree blusters into the Marvel House like a crotchety Mary Poppins… 

30 Days to Glory

This is the story of Catherine Benson who longs to do One Great Thing before she dies and Elmer Grigsby who…

Rose Hill Cottage

After the death of her young husband, best-selling novelist Nora Kimble escapes New York for a summer…

About Me

Kathy Nickerson

I am loving my new home in Nebraska, where I live with my handsome husband of fifty years. We are the parents of four children who grew up to become our best friends and who have given us seventeen grandchildren, so far. My eternal optimism comes from my mother, The Nicest Woman on Earth, and from a deep faith in the God who made Light to shine from darkness.

My articles have appeared in several magazines and my books are available at Amazon.com, from this website, or by contacting me for a book event. Sign up for my email list so we can stay in touch.

The Eleventh Hour

  On the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month of 1918, the Allies of World War I signed an armistice with Germany. The document called for the "cessation of hostilities." Forty-some years later, my brother was born on the same date. Our paternal...

This is Not a Test – How to prep for Election Day

The first time I walked into that little cubicle and closed the flimsy curtain, I felt like I had just been handed a pop quiz. The future of our nation might depend on how I voted, and I had not studied for the test! I think I chose candidates by how well I liked...

Public Service Announcement

  “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maude Montgomery   I love this quote from Anne of Green Gables. Such hope. Such dreams. Such imagination. You might assume, Dear Reader, that Anne's creator shared the...