by Laurie Short | Oct 2, 2013 | Blessing, differences between men and women, Fully alive, Fun, God, Listening, Ministry, Parenting, Perspective, Retreat, Stories, top ten list, Understanding the opposite sex, Women, women's perspective, women's retreats
I have to be honest, I always have mixed feelings going on women’s retreats. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy women- it’s just that I feel a little reluctant when it comes to being around a large number of them. A big part of it is I was single for 49 years,...
by Laurie Short | Sep 18, 2013 | Author, Blessing, change, Charlie Brown, Faith, Fully alive, God, Grace, Listening, Perspective, Seeing, Tyranny of the Urgent, Uncategorized
**this blog was written four years ago and inspired the title of my new book. The book is now out, and here is the link: http://amzn.to/2wccPvf Have you ever felt like you were going through your days like Charlie Brown’s teacher? You know, the one you never get to...
by Laurie Short | Aug 18, 2013 | Author, Blessing, Compassion, Faith, Grace, Jesus, Ministry, Missions, Parenting, Prayer, Stories, Youth Worker
I just got back from a mission trip. Five families from our church took their vacation time, packed up their children, and went to Nicaragua for a week. As a former youth pastor, I have always known the value of exposing kids to a wider glimpse of the world. They come...
by Laurie Short | Aug 7, 2013 | Author, Blessing, Dreams, Faith, Grace, Jesus, Parenting, Royal, Stories, Uncategorized
On my last blog, I wrote about the Royal Baby. I talked about the difference a birth canal can make in determining your life. However that’s only part of the story. Certainly, there are circumstances in our lives that we don’t choose or control. The birth canal you...
by Laurie Short | Jul 24, 2013 | Blessing, Compassion, Faith, Grace, Parenting, Prayer, Royal, Stories, World Vision
Unless you’ve been on a media fast, you’ve undoubtedly heard by now that the royal baby was born this week. On Monday, there were two million tweets on him, and he hadn’t even been given a name. Now that his moniker has been revealed, you can bet George Alexander...
by Laurie Short | Jul 15, 2013 | Blessing, Faith, Fun, Stories
Ahhh… vacation. It’s summer and everybody’s doing it. Given my current love relationship with the airlines (see former blog), we decided this year to do the infamous road trip vacation. It was beautiful… Portland, Seattle, Tahoe, San Francisco… with brief stops in...