Deborah Mabray Caudle received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and a master’s degree in biology from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Caudle and her husband, David, live with their four children, David J., Ashley, Melissa and Makayla on a farm in Ferris, Texas, south of Dallas. Two of their children have struggled with medical conditions. She prays that the works of the Lord are manifested in the lives of all of her children.
D’Ann Mabray Shippy lives outside Dallas with her husband, Tim, their three sons, Tyler, Walker and Ford, and the family Whippet, Harley. She credits prayer and a gracious God with saving her premature twins’ lives. Shippy has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and a master’s degree in European journalism studies from the University of Wales in Cardiff, Wales, the United Kingdom. Deborah and D’Ann are first cousins.