We would like to thank those behind the scenes at F+W Publications who have made this all possible: acquisitions editor, Pam Wissman; contracts manager, Julia Groh; editorial director, Jamie Markle; designer, Guy Kelly and production coordinator, Matt Wagner. We would also like to give a special thanks to Pam Wissman for her encouragement to write this book.
To our cherished editor, Kelly Messerly, we would like to give our heartfelt thanks. Your time, patience, talent and encouragement were wonderful! We could not have done this without you!
Thank you, Dorothy Frambes, Mike McGuire and Mary Helen Wallace for sharing your talents so they can be passed on to others.
We would like to thank our mothers, Clare Willenbrink and Grace Patton, who have been such an encouragement to us in our artistic pursuits. Also, thank you to our family and friends for your consistent support.
It is with great pride that we would like to acknowledge our three children for their patience and continuous support while we wrote this book. It is an honor to be your parents. Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is our encouragement for each other and our unique insights that make this book special. It was fun to write together—which just proves that our marriage, like this book, is a work of art!
Lastly, we thank the Lord for His inspiration. We are all created in our Father's image to be creative, and with our creativity we praise Him.