by Laurie Short | Apr 25, 2014 | baby, Blessing, Compassion, Faith, generosity, giving, God, Haiti, Laurie Short, Love, Ministry, Parenting, poverty, Stories
I was unprepared for how I would feel when she leapt into my arms. A small thin Haitian child my husband and I know mostly through letters and not so flattering pictures. A child I met once as a little girl, who is well on her way to becoming a young woman . And now I...
by Laurie Short | Apr 16, 2014 | atheist, battle, Dark, Easter, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Gethsemane, God, Good Friday, Jesus, Prayer
There are some things you read and you just have to stop for a minute. I’m guessing you have figured from my title just what that was for me. (Either that or you said to yourself “THAT’s why Paul said no women teachers”) I was half way through...
by Laurie Short | Apr 5, 2014 | battle, being perfect, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, God, Grace, guilt, Jesus, Leviticus, Old Testament, priestly sacrifices, sacrifice, The Cost of Discipleship
Tomorrow I am off to Haiti. When I come back, I’ll have more money, more clothes, more food, and more comfort than I had when I left. The reason is because I will actually see all that I have. But I will save those reflections for later. In the meantime, I decided to...