The Journey of Christian Artist Lauren Daigle

        Our journeys on this earth very complex. There are highs and lows but each has a purpose. God uses our experiences to shape us and help us grow. Even when it feels like the end of the journey, God still has so more in store for us. Singer and songwriter Laura Daigle has a unique story to tell. Like all of us, she has experienced joyous and dark times but God used it all for his perfect plan.
        Even at a young age, Lauren Daigle new she wanted to be a singer. Her mom called their home the music box because Lauren would fill the halls with her singing voice. When she entered her teenage years, her dream of being a vocalist was set aside. She wanted to pursue the fields of medicine and mission thinking they were more realistic for careers. By the age of 15 however, everything in Daigle's life came to a rough stop because she contracted a serious illness, an immune deficiency. She could not risk being around anyone with a cold because she would immediately catch their sickness. Her parents decided to take her out of school for her own health safety but this also held her in sense of solitude. In this darkness, God guided Daigle to the light of music. Even though this illness brought deep hardship, Daigle believes that so much good came from it. Her return to singing and songwriting changed her life and became a key factor in God's plan for her.
         Once Lauren recovered, she continued in her study's at a charter school and graduated early. Before college she spent a year in missions. Then she attended Louisiana State university, where she presumed child and family studies. Outside of school she was perusing her music. She led worship, competed in American Idol, and recorded with a local band. When invited to a retreat at Washington State, the young vocalist had the opportunity to sing lead in the band.
      Impressed with her performance, label executives encouraged Daigle to bring her passions to Nashville. There she sang back up vocals for Jason Grey and soon earned her own record deal with Centricity Music. In 2014 she produced her first EP called How Can it Be where each song tells of God's faithfulness. Some of her songs include, How Can it Be, Trust in You and First. The artist was ranked in the top 20 in the Billboard Top Albums Chart. Her song How Can It Be was one of the top Christian songs of 2014. In 2015 Daigle won the award for Best Worship Song at the K-Love Awards.
         Her music career continued to flourish. She performed with artists like Jason Grey, and Hillsong. When not performing, she is now leading worship at North Point Community Church in Atlanta. She also supports causes that care for victims of human trafficking.
      God used everything that Lauren Daigle endured, both good and bad, to fashion her into a talented artist and a humble servant for Him. He has used her music and her story to impact people going through dark times like hers.