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Interact with Laura N. Farrar
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Jesus, life, love, friendship, music, dance, gymnastics, piano, stuffed animals, moose, hugs.
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Christian rock, pop, hip-hop, contemporary, worship; country; classical; selected mainstream.
BarlowGirl, Superchick, Plumb, Jeremy Camp, Stellar Kart, Point of Grace, Starfield, Rascal Flatts, 33 Miles, Third Day, etc.
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Teen fiction: Melody Carlson, Sarah Dessen, Erynn Mangum.
Teen Real Life: Jan Kern, Jerusha Clark.
Christian Life: Max Lucado.
Psychology: Carol Gilligan, Mary Pipher, anything adolescent related.
Mystery: Patricia H. Rushford.
Suspense: Dee Henderson, Ted Dekker.
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Pride & Prejudice, Chronicles of Narnia, Iron Jawed Angels, Flicka, Dreamer, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Anne of Green Gables, etc.
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True Vol. 2 (2007)
Anthology of teen's stories about how God showed up in their lives and transformed, changed, renewed, and restored them. My story, "Never Alone" tells of not only my journey out of shyness, but also a struggle with loneliness and fear that God wanted to deliver me from.
Buy True Vol. 2 Online
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When God Steps In (2007)
Anthology of stories representing God's everyday grace. Includes a re-told story of my Extreme Makeover and deliverance from shyness.
Buy When God Steps In Online
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God Allows U-Turns for Teens (2006)
Anthology of teen's stories that share how God intricately changed the directions of their lives. My story, "Extreme Makeover: Life Edition" is featured, detailing my experience in overcoming extreme shyness.
Buy God Allows U-Turns for Teens Online
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If I could take all the sadness in our teen generation and give them one chance at happiness and freedom, I'd do it instantly. With all my heart, I write and speak to the heart of today's issues. Be it self-injury, depression, or modesty, I deal with the issue's soul.
Experience is the best teacher, I've been told, and if that's true, then I should be brilliant (only I'm not yet!) =] My journey through depression, anger, bitterness, loneliness, abuse and self-injury have led me to places I wish other teens wouldn't have to visit. The years have not been easy, but through the struggles, pain, and fear of adolescence, I continue to emerge from the fire, more in love with God each second. It's all about mercy!
Besides attending college, I mentor teens, work in high school ministry, write for teen magazines, and speak to young audiences. Through the written and spoken word my goal is to inspire, encourage and restore hope to the brokenhearted by pointing them to the ultimate Healer.
For more information about my ministry, visit my website: www.laurafarrar.webs.com
View My Blog
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Diary of Teen Angst
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4/02/2008 - 12:26 PM
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Fall 2007
"It's not fair, God!"
I was once again complaining to God.
"Why did You put the dream to be a youth leader on my heart all year, lead me to believe it would happen, and then rip it away from me in the form of 'a new rule for the be...
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Even in the Darkness, there shall be Light
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4/02/2008 - 12:25 PM
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One of my favorite quotes momentarily is "every shadow is evidence of sun". I'm pretty sure it's from a song, but I can't recall which one at the moment.
Personal events have recently driven me to the feet of my Savior, calling for wisdom and str...
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Soul Sufficiency
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4/02/2008 - 12:24 PM
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You carry me
when I've lost
all my strength
when I've given up
You prove to me
You are my soul's
sufficiency
by Laura N. Farrar
Published in:
Teenlight, Summer 2005
Encounter, September 24, 2006
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Recent Guestbook Comments (2)
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Hello there, Laura! I'm looking forward to getting to know you better here at Shoutlife! So nice to meet another author here!
When you get a minute, pop over to my Shoutlife profile and my web site to see what God has me doing I traded my guitar for a computer. And if you like places that aim to please writers and readers, visit CFO! There (in addition to my monthly column "Loree's Lough Down"), you'll meet your favorite writers, read reviews about the books they've written, and get insider information about the wild and wacky world of writing!
I pray your Sunday will bring you only good and wonderful things, and that every day of the week ahead will deliver a new blessing!
And if anything is weighing heavy on your heart, please let me join you in prayer, "for wherever two or three of us are gathered in His name?." And isn't it comforting to know you needn't give me the details for Him to hear our joined voices!
Eyes on Him,
(1 Corinthians 10:13)
Loree
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