I am glad too that I am coming-it is very nice to have positive things to look forward to in life and this definitely is one of those. Yes, I would like to tell you my story because I am a survivor from what happened to me. I didn’t want to just put it on here since I don’t think that is the place to do it but to be able to do it in person in front of you and your family or anyone there-that I can do because I have come so far back to the land of the living. I am now 44 and it happened when I was 21, it permanently changed how I lived my life. In March I look forward to talking about it and how your music has helped me very much in enjoying life to the best that I can. One song almost always brings me to tears but they are actually happy tears.

I liked the video you put up by the way-very well done on that and when I heard guys are welcome, that basically made me say I am going to do it. At the local hotel I work at here in Massachusetts-they are nice enough to let me have that Friday off to drive there. Already off Saturday and Sunday every week so it is a go.

Very happy you and your family are doing this in March-it is going to be lots of fun and helpful to so many including me. Thanks Lauren and God bless you today & every day.

Take care,
Ronald

but it’s you that needs convinced. well, it is soooo evident in the way you sing for the Lord. you sing your praises with love, with peace, and with a real joy. your voice ripples with a beautiful passion, and with a bountiful emotion. yes, some say you have the voice of an angel, and i agree, but at the same time, your personality also brings the power of a Christian warrior to the arena of salvation. “heart” is your middle name and people ARE seeing it ~ myself, i see it while watching your videos in YouTube, and i feel it when i listen to some of your CD’s while in the car. and i have personally seen it when my wife and i met you twice previously.

its kinda like Dorothy wearing those ruby red slippers in the Wizard of Oz. she always had the ability to go home, she just didnt realize it. so it is with you. what you may think is”guarded” is actually a gift from God just waiting to be opened completely. and if you, or anybody else still has doubts, go to YouTube and watch you and your family perform “His Life for Mine” ~now that is real HEART~ Lauren, i will be praying for you, your family, and the event! YOU GO, GIRL !

Cya at “the Extra Mile” !
Mike

I think we’re used to seeing people of the world that we may admire to some extent suddenly turn out to be far from admirable. The risk is that we become cynical and then come to expect all good people to let us down. Whether it’s Lauren Talley or Rick Warren or Dave Ramsey or Billy Graham, we’re tempted to look at their success and question whether their motives are spiritual or worldly, and it doesn’t help that some famous tele-evangelists in the past turned out to be caught up in the greed. But if we fall to that temptation and decide that all successful Christians are dishonest to their faith, then not only do we tear down Satan’s biggest opponents for him (along with the percentage that might be disingenuous), but we also cheat ourselves out the message that these people are carrying.

In the end, I’m just glad that it isn’t my job to look into these people’s hearts and judge which are sincere and which aren’t. I’ll leave that to God, and I’ll accept all of them as Christian servants — and appreciate the work they’re doing and the message they’re spreading. And if I discover that one of them has fooled me, well, I’d rather be fooled by one than to doubt all of the others that are sincere.

Lauren, your music in particular has led me to a radio station that has been very influential in my family’s life, and my son and I are looking forward to hearing you in concert in Houston at the end of January.

Today I purchased a ticket for myself to attend The Extra Mile: Dig Deeper, Go Farther and the two nights at the Ramada. When I first heard about this from your email-I was debating should I go or not. You see I live in Massachusetts and know it is about a 15 hour drive for me. I don’t like flying, so I decided I will come and drive down on that Friday and come home on Sunday. But I will be there all day on Saturday and can’t wait until then.

I personally want to thank you and your family for all the good you do. Your music has touched me and helps me try to keep in focus what life is all about. I had a very bad thing happen to me a long time ago but am still living and enjoying life. Some day I would like to tell you how you have helped me lately. Again thanks for everything-see you in March.

Thank you for your inspiration Lauren. I also want to wish you a wonderful and Happy New Year and same to your parents-Debra and Roger. God Bless the Talley Trio.

Take care,
Ronald

Thanks for your response, and please know that I am taking you at your word. You and your family will continue to be in my prayers.

I mean it, though – You truly have what it takes to be a great influence on young women. PLEASE be mindful of that. I pray that you ‘stick with the stuff’. God can do great things through you, if you just keep ‘you’ in check.

Heart… That’s what I guess I wasn’t seeing in you. I think I’m beginning to see it some now. Oh, I hope so. Thats a good thing. I applaud you for becoming ‘real’. Keep up the good work.

Jessie in Alabama