by Laurie Short | Nov 6, 2014 | 5 love languages, Anniversary, Blessing, Faith, Love
Tomorrow is my 5th anniversary (Token wedding photo) I told students at a college I spoke at yesterday that my goal was ring by retirement and happily, I succeeded. The ring by spring girls shuddered, but when they saw a picture of the groom, I think some were...
by Laurie Short | May 23, 2014 | battle, Blessing, change, Dreams, Editor, Faith, God, God's will, Laurie Short, Perspective, Polich family, Prayer, Serbian, Serbian Orthodox, Stories, The Lord's prayer
Permit me to indulge in a little of my faith history. I grew up in the Serbian Orthodox church, which means a rich heritage of “religious traditions” (aka big parties) that involved massive amounts of eating, drinking and kissing. The kissing included big...
by Laurie Short | May 5, 2014 | adopting, Blessing, Compassion, Faith, finding faith, foster parenting, Fully alive, giving, Grace, Haiti, Laurie Short, making a difference, poverty, Stories
Last week I wrote about it. This week I decided to let you see it with your own eyes. If you missed what I posted last week, you may want to follow this link: http://blog.lauriepolich.com/the-road-to-a-bigger-life/ But to get the full impact of the story, you probably...
by Laurie Short | Apr 25, 2014 | baby, Blessing, Compassion, Faith, generosity, giving, God, Haiti, Laurie Short, Love, Ministry, Parenting, poverty, Stories
I was unprepared for how I would feel when she leapt into my arms. A small thin Haitian child my husband and I know mostly through letters and not so flattering pictures. A child I met once as a little girl, who is well on her way to becoming a young woman . And now I...
by Laurie Short | Mar 3, 2014 | adopting, Angels foster care, baby, Blessing, Disappointment with God, Faith, family, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, foster parenting, God, Parenting, Philip Yancey, Stories
Author Philip Yancey (of whom I am a big fan) says there are 3 questions we struggle with when we feel God’s distance and want or need him to be close. The questions are: Why is God hidden? Why is God silent? Why is God unfair? At the root of our doubts, usually one...
by Laurie Short | Feb 22, 2014 | Blessing, Faith, finding faith, Grace, Haiti, job loss, Missions, Perspective, poverty, thankfulness
For those who need to see the good in the bad, this story of a friend of mine is for you. It was a day that began like countless others. Julie got up, pushed her alarm button and limped to the coffeepot. As her feet slowly woke up beneath her, it struck her how much...