Born and raised in the Dallas metroplex area, Carroll Brown Arnold graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1987 with a Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and has successfully completed graduate work at the University of North Texas. She is an award-winning writer and has been published in several national publications. Carroll has worked with multiple organizations within the public relations, publishing, marketing and fundraising fields over the last two decades.
Carroll has been married to equine veterinarian Dr. Kenton H. Arnold for more than twenty years. The couple lives in Terrell, Texas, on a 39-acre equine breeding farm with their daughter Austria. The Arnold family enjoys competing in equestrian events, traveling around the world and learning about the Lord together. Carroll is a seven-year breast cancer survivor.