by Laurie Short | Oct 29, 2014 | ebola, Faith, generosity, giving, making a difference, Perspective
A month ago, we heard about children being beheaded in the Middle East for proclaiming the Christian faith. Today, we tally scores of people dying from Ebola in Africa. And while we work to quarantine individuals to keep this disease from infecting our first world...
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 | 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 | Feb 5, 2014 | baby, battle, Blessing, Covenant Kids Congo, Faith, family, Finding Faith in the Dark, God, God's will, making a difference, miracle, Parenting, Stories, thankfulness
Jon and Stacy were pregnant with their first child when they got their news. The son of a minister, Jon had been a Christian most of his life. He worked for Habitat for Humanity. Stacy worked at Angels Foster Care, an agency that places babies born to drug-addicted...