by Laurie Short | Nov 23, 2016 | Faith, gratitude, when changing nothing changes everything
This week I’m thinking about gratitude. And I’m pretty sure there are a few thousand other people who are thinking about it too. We have turkeys to cook, potatoes to mash, recipes to peruse, and “light” ingredients to buy, because after all, we...
by Laurie Short | Nov 10, 2016 | election 2016, Faith, reframing, when changing nothing changes everything
When you look at the picture below, what do you see? It could be an old woman or a young woman, depending on the way you look at her face. From one angle, she has a big nose and a wide scarf and her chin is pointed down. She looks like a grandmother. But if you look...
by Laurie Short | Oct 26, 2016 | Faith, Reframing your life, when changing nothing changes everything
In 2006, a book called “The Secret” swept the New York Times bestseller list, and made Oprah Winfrey’s coveted list of “must read” books. The message of the book was: You have the power to get what you want. Years before that, a prisoner from the New Testament wrote a...
by Laurie Short | Oct 12, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark video series, Finding Faith in the Dark
If you’ve been around college students, you’ve probably heard the expression “ring by spring.” “Ring by retirement” is the slightly less popular phrase my engagement coined. And in the final session of my video series, you see a 2...
by Laurie Short | Oct 4, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark video series, meeting Mr. Right
In this week’s blog post, you get to meet my hubby. He shares his back story before we met. As it turns out, he had his own story of pain and loss before our story began. And he talks about the effect it had on him in the video segment below. Given my back...
by Laurie Short | Sep 27, 2016 | Faith, finding faith video series, letting go
There are two things I’ve learned about God’s plan: 1. He pays little attention to my timeline. 2. He hardly ever takes me up on my ideas. The truth is, most of the time God is working a completely different agenda than the one I have in mind. Session 6 in...
by Laurie Short | Sep 20, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark video series, finding faith video
Live in the present moment. Five simple words that are so easy to write. Not so easy to live. Especially when we are in a place we don’t want to be. But God is always found in the present. And when we stay with Him, we discover He has a purpose for where we are....
by Laurie Short | Sep 13, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark, Middle of the Story, trusting God
Tragedy strikes. Disappointment drags on. There are seasons in your life when it’s easy to believe your story has come to an end. And then you get up the next day. C.S. Lewis has a poignant line in The Chronicles of Narnia, when one of his characters was...