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Carrie Bevell Partridge has a heart to see families grow in relationship with each other and with God the Father. She and her husband Kevin have been married for 25 years—time that has been marked by their desire to follow Jesus and make disciples through college ministry, church planting, leading house churches, and parenting. They have five children, two of whom they adopted from Colombia.

Carrie is a writer who focuses on words of encouragement and support for marriage and family; she writes about her own family experiences and what God is teaching her through them. She is the author of Growth Spurts: Growing Through Motherhood. She has been a contributor to The Love Offering Blog Series, New Mercies for Moms, The Uncommon Normal, the Ministry to Parents blog, and other online sources. Her writing has been published in ParentLife and BabyLife magazines, and she is a contributing author to The Favor of Forgiveness: Find Yourself Again devotional book. Read more from Carrie at carriebevellpartridge.com.

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