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Toni Collier is a Hope Coach and the founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, an international women’s ministry that helps women process their brokenness and reclaim hope. She is a popular speaker and consultant who helps organizations with creative marketing, leadership, student ministry, and strategic planning. It's her passion to show women that they can be both broken and beautiful as they work out their healing at the feet of Jesus. Toni also teaches regularly at Story Church Atlanta, founded by her husband, Sam Collier. Toni and Sam live in Atlanta with their daughter, Dylan, and new baby boy, Sam Jr. Whitney Bak is a writer and editor who has worked on over two hundred titles, including multiple New York Times bestsellers. She brings a fresh perspective to every project and a passion for helping authors share their unique and diverse stories. Whitney enjoys blogging and scrapbooking about her experiences living in Europe and Asia, which she believes have helped her bring a more global perspective to her work. She also enjoys writing novels and is an avid audiobook listener. Natalie Vasilica was born in Chisinau, Moldova. As a child, she spent her time in the countryside, surrounded by fields and farm animals. Today nature, animals, and children are the main inspiration for her drawings. She prefers to mix traditional mediums with digital tools to create a unique feeling in her illustrations, and she’s always on the lookout for new techniques. Natalie is based in the Netherlands and lives with her husband and pet budgie, Jeni, by the seaside. She spends her free time traveling and discovering the world.