by Laurie Short | Aug 12, 2015 | facebook, Faith, stress
As I write this blog, I have one eye on the Toyota next to me, to see if the lane we chose will get us there a half a second later than we could have gotten there if we picked a different lane. (It might be good for me to add the fact that I am in the passenger seat.)...
by Laurie Short | Jul 29, 2015 | Faith, Paris, Stepping out in faith
In a corner of a church called St. Sulpice, there is a painting on the wall that towers above you as you stand among the candles that fill the room. The church is in Paris, France, a city where art and architecture can leap off the walls and into your soul. I had that...
by Laurie Short | Jul 21, 2015 | eiffel tower, Faith, Paris, top ten
If you read my last blog,( https://laurieshort.com/when-youre-led-where-you-do-not-want-to-go/), you’ll be happy to know the pilot had enough fuel, and we made it to Paris. Here’s the thing I’ve noticed about Paris– it’s one of those destinations that...
by Laurie Short | Jul 13, 2015 | Faith
I know I told a story about the chain of events that happened when I missed my plane a few months ago, (https://laurieshort.com/one-of-those-days/ ) but this flight story is different. The other one was my fault human error. This one was truly out of my hands. After a...
by Laurie Short | Jun 30, 2015 | Creation Festival, Faith, God's perspective
When I first started out in ministry, I worked with a youth pastor who had this sign up in his office: “Now Serving an Audience of One” It came to mind again last weekend when I spoke at Creation East http://creationfest.com/ne/lineups/ Creation is huge...
by Laurie Short | Jun 24, 2015 | Faith
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but not many people write devotionals on Leviticus. You want to fail in a Bible reading plan? Leviticus is your book. You want to inspire people? Leviticus is generally not the first place you turn. Imagine my surprise when I was...
by Laurie Short | Jun 18, 2015 | being single, boundless, Faith, focus on the family
Have you ever noticed that people give testimonies after everything is resolved? I think we should start a movement to do them BEFORE everything is resolved. Because that’s when testimonies really count. I just did a podcast on Boundless- Focus on the...
by Laurie Short | Jun 11, 2015 | Faith, graduation, parenting milestones, Perspective, step parenting
My stepson is graduating 6th grade this week. In a minute, he will be graduating 12th. I’ve heard how it works.The baby years crawl, the elementary years walk, and from 7th grade on, you blink your eyes and they are walking out the door. Wasn’t it...