by Laurie Short | Oct 20, 2014 | Dreams, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, gifts, giving, God, high school, making a difference, Perspective, Seize the Day, Turning 50
Turning 50 brings some interesting things into your life, not the least of which is the awareness that you are on the back nine of life. And unless your destiny is to become one of the 100 year old faces on the Smuckers jam anniversary label, you probably have more...
by Laurie Short | Aug 28, 2014 | Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, growing up, Laurie Polich, Laurie Short, Parenting, pre adolescent parenting, school
It’s that time again. Lunches are packed, carpools have begun and it’s the beginning of the year where we mark that next step of growth in our child’s life. (Some of us have a marked up wall in our home to prove it). And whether you’re involved in...
by Laurie Short | Aug 18, 2014 | Carpadium, Dark, Dead Poet's Society, Disappointment with God, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, forgiveness, Grace, Robin Williams, Seize the Day
He had me at “Nanu Nanu”. And he was brilliant right up to his tragic end. I realize I am a week late weighing in on this very sad death, but sometimes waiting is good. You have a better idea what to say. And what not to. From loveable alien to cross...
by Laurie Short | Aug 9, 2014 | Faith, Family Camp, Finding Faith in the Dark, Fully alive, Laurie Short, Mount Hermon, publishing a book, retreats, step mom, step parenting, Tyranny of the Urgent, Writing a book
So last week was a big week. My step son came home from his annual two month visit-his-bio-mom-in-Australia trip, my book was released August 5th, and I was on TV for a book interview for the first time. (Ok, it was just a small network in So. Bend, but it was still...
by Laurie Short | Jul 31, 2014 | Faith, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Giving birth, Leap of faith, Parenting, publishing a book, Risk, step mom, Stepping out in faith, Taking risks, Writing a book, Zondervan
I am taking liberties with the title of this blog, because I have never actually birthed a baby. And unless God is up for another Sarah type miracle, I don’t plan to. My step son Jordan is God’s perfect gift of a child for me. However on Tuesday August 5th, I...
by Laurie Short | Jul 22, 2014 | Dark, facebook, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, projecting an image, Stories, World Vision, your life story
This quote is from Finding Faith in the Dark, which I am tempted to rename Finally Faith in the Dark, because it’s been a year since I turned it in. But I have learned that birthing stories takes time. Not just the ones we write. The ones we live. In our current...