by Laurie Short | Sep 7, 2017 | Faith
I realize this is a little bit of a self focused title for a blog. (especially tomorrow when it no longer applies). But I feel compelled to mark the beginning of this 39th year (for the seventeenth time) with a few thoughts. I woke up on this day feeling grateful and...
by Laurie Short | Aug 28, 2017 | Faith, Perspective in Difficulty
Every week there seems to be new difficulties in front of us. Whether it’s news about life underwater in Texas, or feeling underwater in our own lives, sometimes we need a handle for how to best meet and deal with the challenges of life. I had a great...
by Laurie Short | Jan 25, 2017 | Faith, Reframing your life, when changing nothing changes everything
She had green eyes, brown hair, and a soul that far surpassed her years. I loved her immediately. On the day we met, her father brought her to my apartment with the goal that she would approve of his choice. His intentions with me were becoming serious, and her...
by Laurie Short | Jan 12, 2017 | Faith, Reframe your life, when changing nothing changes everything
The setting was World War II. The place was Berlin, Germany. After countless horrific deaths, the Allies finally began to gain ground to claim their victory. During the final months of the war, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. British Bombers...
by Laurie Short | Dec 23, 2016 | Faith, Reframe your life, when changing nothing changes everything
(This blog is inspired by a story in my new book- and a 3 minute reflection can be viewed on facebook live here: https://www.facebook.com/LauriePolichShort/ ) It was 6 a.m. at a gym I had found in a town that wasn’t mine. I was half asleep when I climbed onto the...