Jesus Makes the Difference

Lauren Lynn Merryfield was born totally blind due to glaucoma. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Integrated Studies from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Some years later, she received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Lauren was married for the first time, with a daughter, Lynden. She held several jobs through the years: elevator operator at the State Capitol; reservation agent at Marriott World-Wide reservation center, earning a Rookie of the Year award; and Travis Air Force Base as a phone operator. Lauren remarried but her husband passed on after ten years. She recently retired and this is her third book. The first two were: “There’s more than one way to love a cat: my kitty journal in haiku” and “there’s more than one way to be okay: a blind woman’s PURRspective on life.” The latter is still available at Audible. Lauren has written for the publications of the National Federation of the Blind. She has had pieces appear in several anthologies, and is a member of the Cat Writers’ Association and the National Federation of the Blind. Lauren’s relationship with Jesus suffered in a nonbiblical New Age setting. Jesus was just a man; a great teacher. The Bible was just a good story to learn from. In March of 2014, Lauren was born again when Jesus rescued her from this nonBiblical community. She is now a “Jesus follower.