ECHOS FROM THE HEART is written from the author's personal life, in three parts. In Part I, she takes the reader through her story of being widowed at 26 with two small children, examining grief and the lessons she learned in moving forward through the heartache of trauma and loss, into a new beginning. Part II is a compilation of ten uplifting essays, or letters, regarding faith, life and love taken from her experiences. As an ordained minister, Part III provides the reader fifty-four beautiful affirmations of promise for two people in love, based on the sacrament of marriage.

The personal story of a young wife and mother, who at 26, was tragically widowed with two small children. Laren writes of her grief and emotional healing that was sustained through a deep Christian faith. In the process of her journey she awakens to Native American spirituality that changes and enriches the direction of her life. Laren became an ordained New Thought Christian minister, writer and teacher. Journey's End is her personal story told through poetry and prose that includes a second marriage and dealing with bi-polar illness in a spouse. She speaks honestly and from the heart, sharing her profound journey with the hope that her story will help others to heal their own lives.