by Lauren Terrell | Feb 1, 2016 | Create A Safe Place, Students
It seems like only a few weeks ago when I first met 25 beautiful young women all dolled up (most likely more for each other than anyone else) and desperate to stand out in a memorable way. A few days before, I had met with others like myself who had been on this...
by Lauren Terrell | Dec 14, 2015 | Create A Safe Place, Partner with Parents, Preschool
I may have looked a little flustered when I handed my (almost) three-year-old daughter over the gate to her small group leader this past Sunday. Or perhaps my daughter’s SGL didn’t notice the look of exasperation thinly veiled by a weak smile. Either way, once passing...
by Lauren Terrell | Aug 18, 2014 | Be Present, Create A Safe Place, Partner with Parents, Students
This past Thursday evening I found myself driving in a numb panic to the home of one of my few. Just a few hours earlier, I was in the middle of my toddler’s weekly trip to library story time when I received a call from one of my small group girls. “Lauren? Kate’s...
by Lauren Terrell | Jun 9, 2014 | Move Them Out, Students
She looked at me with tears in her eyes. “I just feel like such a failure,” she told me. It was the middle of what should have been her second semester, sophomore year and she was no longer at college. For some reasons beyond her control (and some very much within her...
by Lauren Terrell | Sep 12, 2013 | Create A Safe Place, Make It Personal, Students
“I know Jesus rose from the dead and all but when did He die for real?” ~ One of My Few I know what you’re thinking: Wait, I lead middle schoolers. Did I accidentally click the elementary school blog icon? No. You’re in the right place. This...
