Lauren lives in Huntsville, AL with her husband Zac. She is an alum of Samford University and currently teaches Spanish at Westminster Christian Academy. She is passionate about teenagers and youth ministry in both school and church contexts. Lauren loves reading, writing, traveling, playing and listening to music, and hiking.
During those critical teen years, it was formative for me to be at home. I learned to define myself in the context of my home, my family, and God’s Word–not the throes of secondary school drama.
Before, I thought grace just changed my eternal circumstances; I never knew grace changed me.
It is hard to feel truly known in college. As we grow up and try new things and go new places, there are very few times when we feel like people fully know us. Our families and our…
“You can’t have change and comfort simultaneously.” A friend shared this Steven Furtick quote with me near the end of high school and it has proved so very true in my life. Or, instead of change, you could…
Growing up as a “good kid” who came from a “good” Christian family, I went to church regularly and was involved in my youth group. In spite of all these “good” things, I have felt a lot of…
