Barbara Edema

Barbara Edema grew up in Southern California in a pastor's home. A trip to Israel led her into the ministry. She graduated from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan with an M.Div. and a Doctor of Ministry while being the mom of four children and serving a church.

Barbara loves to write in her red and white checked wingback chair overlooking Pentwater Lake in Pentwater, Michigan. In Sickness and In Health is her fifth book in the Pastor Maggie Series. She lives in DeWitt, Michigan with her husband, Doug, and four rescue cats.