by Laurie Short | Jan 2, 2016 | 2016, Faith, new years resolutions
(In honor of the New Year, this is adapted from a previous blog posted December 2013:) It’s the beginning of 2016, and I’m lobbying to change New Years resolutions to New Years reso-hope-tions. Are you in? I’m thinking by January 7th you might be. By...
by Laurie Short | Dec 28, 2015 | dependence, Faith, foot surgery
On December 22nd, life changed as I knew it. This is what was surgically done to my foot: (Caution: not for the faint of heart) (whoops too late) And this is the less offensive, non X-ray view people see: Thanks to my gifted podiatrist, Dr. Lindsay Mae Chandler...
by Laurie Short | Dec 21, 2015 | Christmas, Faith, Magi, Nativity
You’ve probably had moments when you’ve experienced it. Maybe even said it. But curiously the origin of the phrase “When the stars line up” is nowhere to be found. (At least not on Google.) “When the stars line up” is a phrase we...
by Laurie Short | Dec 14, 2015 | bad news, Faith, letting go
“Mom, I got a tattoo.” “Your dad and I are your new Instagram followers.” “Honey, I just saw your dress on another woman across the room.” “Hey Neighbor! My son is starting a garage band.” Depending on your walk in life,...
by Laurie Short | Dec 7, 2015 | Advent, Faith, publishing a book, when changing nothing changes everything
Its time to resurrect a joke. Because I’m more of a “incidental humor gal’ than a “joke gal” this is really the only one I tell. (you can follow this link to chapter 11 to prove it:...
by Laurie Short | Nov 30, 2015 | Faith, Getting a book published, Intervarsity Press, IVP
It’s a new chapter in the holiday season. With Thanksgiving leaving its mark in our hearts (and on our scales) we are on to Advent. And the promise of an even greater celebration is ahead. Advent gives us a new beginning on the heels of a holiday ending, and we...