Meet Carla Williams, new blogger at CML!

When you first meet Carla Williams you realize that she is excited about two things: 1) her family. She talks about having a big house filled with food and fun and family members around the table. She's excited about her grandchildren, her children, and she is just as happy to share a story about the man she married many years ago.

The second thing that you realize quickly is that Carla loves books! She and her husband help authors find their niche as they publish books on all topics relating to faith, and get the word out to bookstores and distributors all over the globe.

She's one busy professional woman, traveling all over the nation to connect with writers, but she's also one of those rare women, someone you meet and you instantly realize that she's a spiritual mom. Someone who is not just mom to her own, but who nurtures others.

Her passion is to encourage women and families to live a spiritually fulfilling life. Her wisdom and insight flow from over thirty years as a mom to many. She and her pastor husband, Timothy, have been married thirty-five years, raised three sons, and maintained an open-door policy. They have shared their love and home with over a hundred people, including young moms, battered wives, college students, displaced families, and children of all ages, especially at-risk teens.

As a spiritual mom, Carla mentors other women to reflect image of God, The Holy Spirit—Life Giver, Nurturer, Spiritual Guide.

Carla has writing credits in curriculum, devotions, short stories, and articles. She has authored or co-authored of over 24 books including As You Walk Along the Way, My Bible Dress-Up Book, and Ears to Hear: Hearing the God’s Voice. She enjoys helping writers and editors through her position as Editorial Director for WinePress Publishing.

As Publicity Director, she helps authors build their promotional platforms and marketing plans. She enjoys partnering with her husband who is the Executive Publisher of WinePress to helping keep the standards high in Christian publishing.

She and her husband live in Buckley, WA, Their two grown sons and their families live nearby and work alongside them in their ministry and in the publishing business.

Carla's website: The Spiritual Mom