Laurel AppelLAUREL APPEL is an author and freelance writer. She has over twenty-five years of experience studying and teaching the Bible and has written Bible studies for both adults and children. Her passion is to free people into the grace of God which is offeed through faith in the righteousness of Jesus. She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and has overcome the effects of that trauma through her extensive pursuit of God's grace. She and her husband, Phillip, have three grown children, two of whom are married, and three precious grand-princesses who are the joy of their lives. They live and minister together in North Carolina. For fun, Laurel enjoys painting on canvases, walls, faces, or whatever surface paint adheres to, playing games, and doing interior decorating. She also enjoys being lazy, ordering dinner in, and watching stupid shows on television. Read More Read Less