by Laurie Short | Dec 29, 2014 | 2014 highlights, Faith, New Years
So here we are on the brink of 2015. Can you believe it? Another year came and went so fast I’m thinking I better mark it to make sure it really happened. Those of us on Facebook got a little help with this because they came up with a clever marketing ploy of...
by Laurie Short | Dec 17, 2014 | Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas gift, Compassion international, Faith
Can I make a confession? I have always loved the scene in Talladega Nights, where Ricky Bobby (Will Farrell) prays to the Baby Jesus. Frankly, it was the only part of the movie I actually watched. If you’ve never seen it, you can watch the scene here: (but...
by Laurie Short | Nov 26, 2014 | Black Friday, Faith, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
If there’s one holiday that appears to be shrinking every year, it’s Thanksgiving. The minute the Halloween decorations go down, the pilgrims (if they show up at all) barely have time to settle on the shelves before the Santa figurines push them out of...
by Laurie Short | Nov 21, 2014 | Buck4Good, Compassion, Faith, radio show, Take Out, Take Out Radio
I just signed a contract to be on my first radio show. (that would not be me or my show, but I just needed an illustration). It sounds glamorous, right? I mean don’t those people make lots of money? Uh…. Come on, you must make some money. Well…. Are you saying you...
by Laurie Short | Nov 13, 2014 | flight delay, stress, united airlines
It started at 4:30 am Tuesday morning . My bleary-eyed husband delivered me early to the airport because I’M DONE being stressed about the things I have control over. In I sauntered, bags checked, security frisked, and ready to board. A full 40 minutes before...