by Laurie Short | Apr 25, 2014 | baby, Blessing, Compassion, Faith, generosity, giving, God, Haiti, Laurie Short, Love, Ministry, Parenting, poverty, Stories
I was unprepared for how I would feel when she leapt into my arms. A small thin Haitian child my husband and I know mostly through letters and not so flattering pictures. A child I met once as a little girl, who is well on her way to becoming a young woman . And now I...
by Laurie Short | Mar 19, 2014 | adopting, Angels foster care, baby, Dark, Disappointment with God, Dreams, Faith, family, Finding Faith in the Dark, foster parenting, God's will, Grace, Love, Parenting, Stories
This week’s blog is actually the continuation of a story I posted two weeks ago. It can be read alone, but if you want the full story and you missed that post, here’s the link: http://blog.lauriepolich.com/when-god-widens-your-gaze/ With this story, I invite you to...
by Laurie Short | Mar 3, 2014 | adopting, Angels foster care, baby, Blessing, Disappointment with God, Faith, family, finding faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, foster parenting, God, Parenting, Philip Yancey, Stories
Author Philip Yancey (of whom I am a big fan) says there are 3 questions we struggle with when we feel God’s distance and want or need him to be close. The questions are: Why is God hidden? Why is God silent? Why is God unfair? At the root of our doubts, usually one...
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...
by Laurie Short | Oct 14, 2013 | Blessing, California, congress, congress hiatus, Dreams, Ellis Island, Faith, family, Fully alive, government, Grace, immigrant family, immigration, Parenting, Perspective, rags to riches, Serbian, step mom, step parenting, Stories, Uncategorized
This was a monumental week in my life as a step mom. My step son decided to do his immigration report on his great grandpa. On my side. It’s hard to describe the feelings of warmth when your step child claims your family as his own. It’s something you never expect....
by Laurie Short | Oct 2, 2013 | Blessing, differences between men and women, Fully alive, Fun, God, Listening, Ministry, Parenting, Perspective, Retreat, Stories, top ten list, Understanding the opposite sex, Women, women's perspective, women's retreats
I have to be honest, I always have mixed feelings going on women’s retreats. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy women- it’s just that I feel a little reluctant when it comes to being around a large number of them. A big part of it is I was single for 49 years,...