Meet Laura
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here! It is my joy and passion to encourage women and provide practical ways to experience the hope, peace, and freedom Jesus Christ died to give us in the middle of our real-life worries, stress, and relationships.
I hope you enjoy learning more about my speaking and writing ministry. Most of all, however, I hope that while you’re here you will be reminded how deeply the Lord knows and loves you.
In Jesus’ Love,
Laura
Transparent – Humorous – Challenging
Christian Author, Speaker & Blogger
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him;
he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
Luke 15:20b
Now Available!
Four Weeks to Fear LESS: Tired of being paralyzed and feeling imprisoned by fear and anxiety? Embark on a transformative journey with this empowering journal written especially for women aged 17 and up. Learn to recognize the barriers that keep you from experiencing more peace. Once you start to identify the walls your fear has created, you’ll have opportunities to practice dismantling them by wrestling with and reflecting on what Scripture says about fear. Based on the author’s own experiences with anxiety and eventually finding freedom from a lifetime of panic attacks, this journal will help you start the journey to fear less.
Where’s Jesus When I’m Scared?: Where’s Jesus When I’m Scared is about a Japanese-American girl named Natasha, who learns that even when she struggles to make good choices, Jesus’ unconditional love and presence are a help and comfort. Based on the author’s childhood struggles with anxiety, this beautiful book with hand-rendered illustrations, includes characters based on both the author’s and illustrator’s adopted, multi-racial children.
Laura’s keynote session, “When Faith Fails.”
Where I’ll Be Next
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From the Blog
Why I Jumped
If you’ve met me or read almost anything I’ve written, you know I tend to be, cautious. I do not like big spiders or weird food. I am not fond of birds that are taller than an average sized toddler. Perhaps one of my biggest phobias? Heights. Not only do I worry about...
What’s Your Naked?
In her book, The Power of Not Yet, Donna Pisani helped me reframe something powerful in Genesis 3. There, God gave Adam and Eve eutopia. They lacked nothing. There were no fears, work, calories, or mosquitoes. They had everything and one rule to follow. But they broke...
How to Forgive Like Jesus (When You’re Not Jesus)
I have been struggling, once again, to forgive. Forgiveness is hard enough to work through once; however, forgiving someone for repeatedly hurting me feels unfair and exhausting. And after taking days, weeks, or months to forgive again, just to feel like the ante is...