by Laurie Short | Feb 25, 2015 | Faith, Grace, Perspective
I just got a ticket for having my email application open on my cell phone (that isn’t me or the officer but it’s just there for effect) Not an email. Email APPLICATION. I picked it up at a red light and glanced at my email list on my screen. Then I put it...
by Laurie Short | Feb 2, 2015 | Faith, jen hatmaker, jennifer anniston
So this week I got to see Jen Hatmaker speak. And she’s just as good in person as she is in her blog. Funny. Smart. Loved her. And I had this moment a lot of us have when we look at people on Facebook. You know that wistful “Looks so great Wouldn’t...
by Laurie Short | Jan 26, 2015 | Faith, Perspective
I’m half way through my new book. Which is why you haven’t heard from me in a while. That means I have seven whole chapters done. It also means I have seven whole chapters to go. And that’s what my book is about. It’s not a book about finishing chapters....
by Laurie Short | Dec 29, 2014 | 2014 highlights, Faith, New Years
So here we are on the brink of 2015. Can you believe it? Another year came and went so fast I’m thinking I better mark it to make sure it really happened. Those of us on Facebook got a little help with this because they came up with a clever marketing ploy of...
by Laurie Short | Dec 17, 2014 | Baby Jesus, Christmas, Christmas gift, Compassion international, Faith
Can I make a confession? I have always loved the scene in Talladega Nights, where Ricky Bobby (Will Farrell) prays to the Baby Jesus. Frankly, it was the only part of the movie I actually watched. If you’ve never seen it, you can watch the scene here: (but...
by Laurie Short | Nov 26, 2014 | Black Friday, Faith, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
If there’s one holiday that appears to be shrinking every year, it’s Thanksgiving. The minute the Halloween decorations go down, the pilgrims (if they show up at all) barely have time to settle on the shelves before the Santa figurines push them out of...