Laurie Payne was born and raised in West Monroe, Louisiana where she spent the majority of her life. Laurie graduated from The University of Louisiana at Monroe with a B.B.A. in Marketing. After graduating college she decided that she wanted to attempt her dream of becoming Miss LA. Laurie was not crowned Miss Louisiana but after competing she did leave everything and everyone she knew behind and moved to Baton Rouge, LA. She was back home within a year. It was during that time that her life completely flipped upside down. It was a significant turning point in her life that would eventually define her purpose in life. Addiction tried hard to destroy her and those she loved but instead it gave her a platform to share her story and the goodness of God. She is married and they have a son named Kendall Beck. Both are the reason she is here today and gave her a ministry and purpose that she never would have found without the valleys over the past 17 years of her life. Nine years ago, she started a single mom’s ministry called Moms Matter. It’s a group that originally was designed or created for single moms to meet once a month to encourage each other biblically while raising our children alone.
She is also in the process of publishing a book about her life and journey titled A Payneful Prison. It’s a story of hope and perseverance.
She recently changed careers from the medical field to Real Estate and at this point in life, everything is starting to weave itself together for a greater purpose that only God could orchestrate.
Questions we discuss in our chat:
2. What scripture helped you get through the hard days?
3. What would you tell a single mom that may be new to the single mom life?
4. What advice do you have for someone that’s walking this path now?
5. Why A Payneful Prison and why now?
Connect with Laurie on Facebook HERE.
Connect to her page Moms Matter HERE.
