by Laurie Short | Jul 31, 2014 | Faith, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Giving birth, Leap of faith, Parenting, publishing a book, Risk, step mom, Stepping out in faith, Taking risks, Writing a book, Zondervan
I am taking liberties with the title of this blog, because I have never actually birthed a baby. And unless God is up for another Sarah type miracle, I don’t plan to. My step son Jordan is God’s perfect gift of a child for me. However on Tuesday August 5th, I...
by Laurie Short | Jul 22, 2014 | Dark, facebook, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, projecting an image, Stories, World Vision, your life story
This quote is from Finding Faith in the Dark, which I am tempted to rename Finally Faith in the Dark, because it’s been a year since I turned it in. But I have learned that birthing stories takes time. Not just the ones we write. The ones we live. In our current...
by Laurie Short | Jul 10, 2014 | Dark, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Indiana Jones, Leap of faith, Moses and the burning bush, Risk, Stepping out in faith, Taking risks, your life story, Zondervan
Most of us know what makes life worthwhile usually involves risk. The same is true about faith. Nevertheless, when push comes to shove, most of us lean toward playing it safe. Taking risks is too darn… risky. It’s fun watching other people take risks:...
by Laurie Short | Jul 3, 2014 | 4th of July, Adolf Hitler, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Japanese prison camps, July 4th, Laurie Polich, Laurie Short, Louie Zamperini, Perspective, Stories, US Olympics, World War II
Louie Zamperini just died. He was 97 years old. Soon we will all know his name because a film based on his life will be released at the end of this year. (With none other than Angelina Pitt Jolie directing it). But for us Laura Hillenbrand fans, Louie’s name has...
by Laurie Short | Jun 27, 2014 | baby, Disappointment with God, Faith, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Gethsemane, God, God's will, Jesus, Laurie Short, Philip Yancey, Prayer
A couple of years ago Time magazine ran an article on “attachment parenting” which had a cover shot of a mom dressed in workout clothes, breastfeeding her three-year-old boy. Going for the shock value, Time succeeded, and I’m pretty sure it led to a few discussions...