by Laurie Short | Apr 28, 2015 | Baltimore riots, Buck 4 Good, change, Compassion, Compassion international, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, heroism
Earthquakes. Rioting. Racism. Persecution. In the last four days, we seem to hear these four words every time we turn on the news. They are BIG WORDS. And we are small. And it’s easy to feel…paralyzed. One day a nun was scurrying up the steps in Calcutta,...
by Laurie Short | Mar 6, 2015 | Compassion, difficulty, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Isis, Lent
Why am I always surprised by my hard? Maybe it’s because I prefer easy. Fun is even better. Call me crazy, but hard is something I don’t always embrace on my resume. I like those seasons when I’m sitting on a beach chair watching the sun go down...
by Laurie Short | Nov 21, 2014 | Buck4Good, Compassion, Faith, radio show, Take Out, Take Out Radio
I just signed a contract to be on my first radio show. (that would not be me or my show, but I just needed an illustration). It sounds glamorous, right? I mean don’t those people make lots of money? Uh…. Come on, you must make some money. Well…. Are you saying you...
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 27, 2014 | baby, Compassion, CS Lewis, Disappointment with God, Dreams, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Gethsemane, God's will, Paul and his thorn, Perspective, Prayer, sacrifice, unanswered prayer, your life story
For half my life, I prayed for a husband and child of my own. For half my life, God gave me singleness and other people’s children to care for. I wondered if God and I spoke different languages. However looking back, those “unanswered” prayers produced some of the...