Joni Eareckson Tada is the founder of the Joni and Friends International Disability Center, an organization accelerating Christian outreach in the disability community. She is an accomplished artist and speaker and the author of nearly fifty books, including 31 Days Toward Intimacy with God, 31 Days to Overcoming Adversity, Diamonds in the Dust, and When God Weeps. Joni and her husband, Ken, live in Calabasas, California.