Lauri was South Dakota born and raised, and then transplanted to the beautiful state of Alabama after marrying her high school sweetheart, Larry. Together they have raised four wonderful children and are enjoying the blessings of being grandparents. Lauri is a registered nurse who has devoted her nursing career primarily to Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby nursing. She loves traveling, reading, health and fitness, artistic endeavors, and spending time with family. A longtime writer of journals that date all the way back to high school, she finds putting her thoughts and ideas into writing to be therapeutic and extremely helpful in processing the past, present, and future in the journey…