After spending more than a decade writing and producing commercials, Jay Payleitner turned to writing inspirational materials and has written more than 25 books. including 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? and The Jesus Dare, selling more than a half-million copies. Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in St. Charles, Illinois, where they raised five awesome kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood. Track him down at jaypayleitner.com.