Lauri Garretson

Born and raised on a farm in rural Nebraska (where the nearest town has only one stop-light!), Lauri earned her BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received her Master’s Degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to starting her family, Lauri enjoyed a career in Human Resources working with Fortune 500 companies. Lauri later served as a Sales Trainer and Consultant for Integrity Systems, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, under the direction of founder and author Ron Willingham, whom she considers a mentor and hero. He taught her the incredible power of words—both spoken and unspoken.

Lauri is forever grateful for the gift of inclusiveness through family and the miracle of adoption. She has a heart for the broken - especially children, loves all things home improvement, dislikes grocery shopping and cooking (but does it anyway!), and is most passionate about encouraging others through written words.