Laura Polk is a freelance writer who has contributed to Christian Parenting Today and Focus on the Family Magazine. She has a passion to bring true-to-life stories to the Christian market in the hope that Christians on the fence and non-Christians alike can find a common pathway to God.

She has just completed her first novel "Secret Broken" and is working on her first non-fiction book "Confessions of a Crispy Mom."

She serves as a deacon and in the children's ministry at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church.

Laura lives in North Carolina with her husband, three children, two dogs and one very opinionated guinea pig. You can visit her blog at www.laurapolk.com.

Read Laura's Gifted for Leadership articles:

– "What's Missing In Friendship" (October 24, 2008)

– "Workplace War with the Armor of God" (June 10, 2008)