Linda Evans Shepherd is an award-winning author of thirty-six books, including the bestselling When You Don’t Know What to Pray, The Potluck Club novel series and the soon to be released Praying Through Your Every Emotion.

Linda is an internationally recognized speaker and is the president of Right to the Heart Ministries and the CEO of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA). She is the publisher of Leading Hearts magazine and AriseDaily, a daily e-devotional. She is the voice behind the Arise Esther Movement and the director of AriseU.

Follow Linda on Twitter at @LindaShepherd or on Facebook at LindaEvansShepherdAuthor/.

Edie Melson is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers who has been known to announce that she's creative out of self-defense. With an artist-mother and musician-turned-photographer-father, she'd have been a disgrace if she hadn’t been true to her own brand of creativity. She’s a writer who feels lost without her camera and a reluctant speaker who loves to encourage an audience. And she embraces the ultimate contradiction of being an organized creative.

As an instructor, she’s encouraged and challenged audiences across the country and around the world. Her numerous books, including the award-winning Soul Care series, reflect her passion to help others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. She lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains where she spends time off hiking with her husband and her camera. Connect with her on www.EdieMelson.com and through social media.