Carla Barnhill

Carla Barnhill is the author of numerous articles and two books, The Myth of the Perfect Mother and Blessings Every Day, which has sold more than half a million copies and was awarded the 2002 Gold Medallion Award. Carla has been an editor in the Christian publishing market for more than ten years, working in both magazine and book publishing. The former editor of Christian Parenting Today magazine, Carla also has edited many books, including Preaching Re-Imagined by Doug Pagitt, Postmodern Children's Ministry by Ivy Beckwith, The Sacred Way by Tony Jones, and The Importance of Being Foolish by Brennan Manning. She serves on the editorial board of emersion books, a publishing partnership between Baker Book House and Emergent Village. Carla's the mother of three and the wife of one. She and her family live in Minnesota.