Acknowledgments

We want to first thank God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for their work in our lives every day and for guiding us through the past thirty years to our current season.

To our parents, thank you for raising us, loving us, and helping us all of these years; we literally wouldn’t be here without you. Hoot, we miss you dearly and will see you again.

To Barbara and Ray, we wish there would have been more time with you. We miss you both terribly.

To Jason/Missy, Willie/Korie, Jep/Jessica, and all of our nephews and nieces, you make working fun and family will always come first.

To Aunt Ann, thanks for always being there for us and allowing us to be there for you.

To all the Robertson aunts and uncles, you shaped and guided us and were great examples to us.

To our WFR staff and friends, we miss you terribly, but all of those years together shaped us and got us ready for where we are now. You will always be our best buds.

To our fellow elders/wives at WFR, thank you for being such great godly examples and for sharing the burden of helping shepherd the body of Christ.

To Carl Allison, Bill Smith, Ray Melton, Mike Kellett, and other mentors who taught us how to love ministry and love people when they weren’t so lovable.

To those who financially supported us in the early days, the Howards, Owens, Tommy/K-K, and the Pine Street church in Vivian. Because of you, we were able to eat and survive.

To Howard Karbo, you have been there with us through every season. They don’t make friends like you very often.

To the Idoms, Bill, Angelly, and Grace Burke for all of the laughter and all of the joy you have brought to us through the years.

To John and Paula Godwin and Laura Keegan, you guys were there when we needed you the most. Thanks for your friendship and for allowing us to be ourselves around you.

To Dianne Phillips, you were a light at our darkest point and guided us out of the wilderness. We will always be grateful.

To Joe and Alice Beam, because you shared your lives, we had a blueprint to survive.

To Randy and Joneal Kirby and Mac and Mary Owen, you asked us to serve and help marriages when we weren’t sure what we had to offer. Thanks for having faith in us.

To Bill Phillips and Greg Eppinette, my childhood friends whom I could still call on when needed.

To our Duck Commander Family, we love working with you and appreciate your dedication to our family.

To Jonathan Merkh, Philis Boultinghouse, Amanda Demastus, Jennifer Smith, and the crew at Howard Books, thanks for your skill and hard work.

To Mel and Margaret, Lee, Jessie, Deana, and the rest of our friends at WME, thanks for believing in this book and for what you do for us every day.