About me

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Kristi Gustafson is the author and illustrator behind the inspired “God Loves” children’s book series. These books celebrate God’s love for each of His creations including birds, fish, plants, rocks, and, most importantly, YOU! Kristi is also a mother of four girls, wife to an Air Force physician, mural painter, and graphic designer. She received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University Idaho in graphic design and business. Being a military wife, Kristi and her family have had the opportunity to live all around the country and have fallen in love with every state they have lived. She has even left her mark along the way by painting murals from San Francisco to San Antonio in schools and small businesses. Color, texture, and a good story are what motivates
Kristi’s creativity, and she loves sharing that passion with everyone around her. Supporting cancer patients is something she is also passionate about because she is the wife and mother to two of the bravest and strongest cancer survivors she knows. She loves sending funny, colorful, and uplifting drawings to children’s hospitals and her dream is to someday paint a mural at Give Kids the World – a nonprofit resort where children with critical illnesses and their families are treated to a magical, cost-free vacation. Writing and illustrating books has also been a longtime dream of Kristi’s, and now that she has accomplished that goal, she never wants to stop! Keep your eyes open for her next project – a Christmas book!