Lauren’s Monthly Update February 2019
Hi all!
Blessings and Greetings for February! The hottest month of the year, are you surviving? This month has been one of great busyness, but goodness. I’ve enjoyed the connection of friends both near and far and have spent time reconnecting with friends who mean the world to me. The radio show is going well and February has been one of the most lit months for the radio as I’ve covered passion topics that need to be spoken about. From sustainable fashion, to child brides, conservation and “are all men trash,?” this month has seen the conversation getting real. This month “Die Liefdesboek” by Christine Ferreira was released and in it, I share a part of my testimony about living with anxiety. I have not got my copy yet, but looking forward to grabbing one soon. In podcast news, I was a guest on the Creativ and Kin podcast which released this passed Sunday, in it I discuss my journey as a writer and how you too can put pen to paper and get writing. I give all sorts of tips and tricks and discuss the challenges. Here’s the link for a listen – https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-creativ-kin-podcast/id1488519625
Until next month, be good, be blessed and please sign up for my newsletter I love sharing with you all the happenings.
Love,
Lauren
What I'm About
Speaking Out
I’m outspoken and passionate about the burdens Yeshua has woven in my heart, and I want to always use my voice for hope, truth and change in this generation. This calling is to “go to where the silence is and say something.”
Gender Justice
What if we lived in a world where women and men co – ruled and co – reigned, it’s a dream that was reality, right there in the beginning. My eyes have seen many things, and my heart has become connected with the calling for gender equality. I’m an egalitarian, that’s who I am!
Writer
The pen is a weapon, it has the power to overcome, to heal, to wage war and reveal truth. It’s a weapon of warfare, and we have to wield it well. At the cornerstone of my purpose is a calling to write, it burns inside of me.
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Lauren has been a freelance journalist and writer since 2011. Her writing focuses on story-telling, profiling extraordinary people, sharing truth, poetry and magical stories. This section features some of her latest contributions and past writing work. Take a look and we hope one of these articles will be a blessing to you! Lauren is a professional member of PenSa, and is a monthly contributor to Off the Page Magazine and Spice4Life.
There is power in a pen, it creates and can impact change.
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New Historical Fiction Book -By Lauren Jacobs
Shelamzion dreams of living for a cause. As a Maccabean descendant, her family had defeated the Greeks occupying Judea and had restored the nations independence. But her uncle the king rules with greed and selfish ambition, isolating her family from the people. An arranged marriage to her cousin shatters her dreams of purpose and her longing to marry Yaakov her tutor. Shelamzion watches her husband the newly crowned king, continue his fathers reign of tyranny. Lines are drawn, civil war spills blood on to Jerusalem’s street and Shelamzion is faced with personal loss and the desire to rise up and protect her people. But Yahweh has never chosen a queen to rule over Israel before, so will he do it this time?
Grab a copy of my new book, Shelamzion Queen of Israel, Published by Naledi Books.
