Karen Ehman - Everyday Confetti: Your Year-Round Guide to Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions

We toss a handful of confetti to celebrate and thank those who helped us take this project from a bunch of ideasboth those we have done and those swirling around in our mindsto the volume you now hold in your hands.

To our Proverbs 31 Ministries sisters under the leadership of Lysa TerKeurst: We love doing life with you and trusting God together for the ministry he has for us as a team. We are grateful for your endless encouragement and prayer support. You are all so very graceful, godly, and ready to go. Also, a special thanks to those who shared some of your celebration ideas with the readers of this book.

To agent Esther Fedorkevich: Your professionalism and hard work along with your love of serving Jesus and enabling others to touch lives through the written word make you the best at what you do. Thanks for believing in us and in this project.

To Andrea Doering, Twila Bennett, Lindsay Davis, Lindsey Spoolstra, Cheryl Van Andel, and the rest of the fabulous team at Revell: Thank you for all of your expertise as you guided this project from idea to manuscript to a book in the store. Your tireless efforts do not go unnoticed. We love doing ministry with you!

To the many online friends we have through our own blogs and through Proverbs 31 Ministries: You are the reason we write, speak, and serve. A loud shout-out to the ones who contributed your own unique ideas to this book that helped to round it out. We appreciate the time you took to share them with all of us.

To husbands Todd E. and Tod W. and the eight Ehman and Whitwer children: Thank you for your patience as we talked on the phone brainstorming and then headed to our computers to craft our manuscript, a feat that meant a few rounds of fast food and nights of leftovers for you all. Making our homes a haven for you, celebrating your many milestones in life, or just sharing a simple meal on an ordinary daythese are among our greatest joys as wives and mothers.

And to our heavenly Fatherthe One who created celebrations and gave us the greatest gift of allJesus. We love You. May You be glorified in the pages of this book and in the lives of those who read it.