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 10 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 is the mother of three and the wife of one. She and her family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Read Carla's Gifted for Leadership articles:

– "When Women Lead Like Women" (September 12, 2008)

– "Competitive Balancing" (March 14, 2008)

– "A Woman of Integrity" (October 12, 2007)

– "Me at My Best" (July 10, 2007)

– "Working Well with Men" (January 6, 2007)

See Carla's contributions to our other resources:

– "The Real Life of an At-Home Mother", Books & Culture magazine (January 2005)

– "How Good Parents Give Up on Their Teens", Books & Culture magazine (May 2002)

– "Bed, Breakfast, and Community", Books & Culture magazine (January 2000)

– "Carla's Quest" (an interview with Carla Barnhill), MOMSense magazine (Spring 2005)

– "When Moms Disagree", MOMSense magazine (November 2005)

– "Why I Yell at My Husband", Marriage Partnership magazine (Summer 2001)

– "Spiritual Enrichment: Growing Up with God", a BuildingChurchLeaders download