Laura Westcott

About Me

My Christ-designed purpose in life is to equip and empower; coaching others towards spiritual maturity and preparing them to operate within their Christ-designed purpose.

My Interests

Jesus, music, books, coffee, ginormous comfy armchairs and large gray wool hooded cardigans. On Saturday mornings you might find me enjoying all 6 at the same time!

I'd like to meet:

My job affords me the opportunity to meet lots of people. And I love that! I'm constantly amazed at how diverse God made us! For the most part, I'd say I choose to spend my time with other Jesus-loving, coffee-drinking, funny, intelligent, artistically expressive people!

Music:

CONTACT ME IF YOU'D LIKE ANY ONE OF THESE ARTISTS TO COME TO YOUR CHURCH OR EVENT!

Now Featuring...

ABE FRENES, TIM THORNTON, STACI FRENES

STACI FRENES AND BAND (Nate Sabin-guitar, Aaron Fabrini-bass, Aaron DeWinter-drums)

DEBI SELBY

JULIA HARE

Movies:

Anything produced by Christopher Guest, Black & White classics (LOVE Cary Grant and TCM), movies that make me think...that make me laugh...or that make me cry.

Television:

CSI, 24 and House

Books:

"My Name is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok--hands down the best, most tragically beautiful book I've ever read. Anything by Frederick Buechner, Brennan Manning, CS Lewis, Anne Lamott, and Madeleine L'Engle. "Peace Like A River" by Leif Enger. "Atonement" by Ian McEwen.

Heroes:

Any of the countless men and women fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Please log on to www.worldvision.org to learn how you can help!

My Blog

10K Views!

Thanks so much to everyone who has been stopping by! I've just hit 10,000 views!! Thanks also to the overwhelming concensus of viewers who say I should write a book!! I am! It's a devotional...hop...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:03:00 PST

Me, a good book, and a flashlight

Remember those times when you'd stay up past your bedtime...under the covers...holding a flashlight to a good book...all because you just couldnt put it down?? Well I just had one of those days.It al...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:41:00 PST

Street Etiquette

There is something very romantic, exciting, exhilarating, rejuvenating even, about walking in the city. I love it. I could walk, or not walk in the city for hours. (Fellow Christophe...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:41:00 PST

Weird things I see on my way to work...

Okay, I love my city. Chicago freakin rocks!! Chicago is also a rockin place for freaks! : ) Already this morning I have seen the following things:1) A man wearing a bike helmet with odd things s...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:55:00 PST

HEY IDOL FANS--VOTE FOR MELINDA DOOLITTLE!!!!

If you're an American Idol fan, you'll know that this week is the mega week--5 freakin hours of AI!! Well, tonight, the girls perform and I want all of you to dial in and vote for my pal Melinda Dool...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:25:00 PST

Boys will be boys.... (repost)

After a great reminder of just how much I love man's inner little boy, I have decided to repost this. Enjoy. Again. ; )I love men. I've always had amazing guy friends and I think, for the most par...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:11:00 PST

What is wrong with the world today?

A newspaper once asked the famed apologist GK Chesterton to respond to the question, "What is wrong with the world today?" To it he responded simply, "I am."There is a freedom in acknowledging our si...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:11:00 PST

What Child Is This?

I realize that this is not my typical fare for blogging--but guys, I am just so taken by this tonight, I just had to get it out!My friend Heather and her husband Jeff just had their first child last M...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:19:00 PST

March of the Commuters

For those of you who have seen the tragically beautiful nature film about emperor penguins in Antarctica, you..ll get a chuckle as I tell this morning..s adventure. Is it possible that we, as humans,...
Posted by Laura Westcott on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:39:00 PST