by Laurie Short | Aug 20, 2015 | Faith, Fall, Parenting, parenting milestones, School starting, step parenting, transitions
So here we are again. Schools are starting, jobs are ramping up, and Fall is on the starting line, ready to fill our schedules and overcrowd our lives. And if you are a parent, you most likely have a child who is older, more independent, and less in need of you than...
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...