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Laurel

About Me

I'm an actor and screenwriter and am also interested in modeling. I have been blessed with an amazing husband, a wonderful family, great friends, and so many people who give me a glimpse of what it means to be part of God's family. I'm trying to discover more of what beauty means and more about honesty and intimacy in my relationship with God.

My Interests

Acting, screenwriting, modeling, people, getting an agent, getting to know God better, chocolate

I'd like to meet:

Mel Gibson, Steve Carell

Music:

The Format, Death Cab for Cutie, Christmas music

Movies:

Dan in Real Life, Dumb and Dumber, Remember the Titans, Envy, M. Knight's stuff.

Television:

The Office, Lost, Prison Break, Without a Trace, Chuck

Books:

The Bible, What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey, The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning, The Secret Life of Bees is a beautiful story, Captivating rocked me.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my parents, my brother.

My Blog

Water into Wine

What does it mean to refrain from compromising who you are and what you stand for and Who you represent?  What does it mean to be in the world and yet to make sure you arent a stumbling bloc...
Posted by Laurel on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:32:00 PST

Life is Hard

I guess we all know that. I'm writing a screenplay about a man who has an affair and the grace that triumphs...for one of my classes. The more I dive into this story, the more tv and film I study in t...
Posted by Laurel on Fri, 19 May 2006 04:32:00 PST

Ecclesiastes

I just read Ecclesiastes in the Bible...it is awesome! The author uses 12 short chapters to talk about life and how he sees it as meaningless and his advice is to just eat, drink, and enjoy the w...
Posted by Laurel on Fri, 12 May 2006 07:06:00 PST

And another one gone, and another one gone...

We have GOT to start acting more responsibly and realizing how sacred life is. I'm sick of saying goodbye to friends who were too young to die. Decisions we make do not just affect ourselves. The...
Posted by Laurel on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:49:00 PST

Overcoming

We will overcome. Because as Rich Mullins' song inspires us to believe, when you are shaking like a leaf Jesus holds you and whispers, "I love you so much."
Posted by Laurel on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:39:00 PST

Uncomfortable with risk, uncomfortable without it...

Life is strange. People leave your life all the time and it doesn't always seem to feel right. But it's the way life goes. Relationships begin, relationships end, relationships stagnate. Some relation...
Posted by Laurel on Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:13:00 PST

Life....simple?

Today I sat outside and watched the birds hop around, playing and attempting to fully take in the world around them, the world they've been blessed to live in and I wondered if life really is so much ...
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Who am I?

Isn't it amazing that God uses us even though we are so unqualified and so not enough. Why do you love me, God? Why the heck do You love me?
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

What a moon!

I just had the most wonderful car ride. I was driving in a truck with Nick and Brett...coming home from a swim meet in Woodlake at about 10:30 pm. Did you see the moon tonight? It was full and bright ...
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Insight from good ol' Jack

"Don't let your dreams be dreams." -Jack Johnson ~Make them realities......
Posted by Laurel on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST