by Laurie Short | Oct 8, 2014 | Dreams, facebook, Faith, Fully alive, Fun, images, perfect life, Perspective, projecting an image, remembering, social media, twitter, your life story
Before the dawn of social media, we only dreamed of how the other half lived. Now we get to see it. And I wonder about the effect this is having on our souls. Through the lens of select images and sound bites everyone looks happier, prettier, thinner and more...
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...
by Laurie Short | Oct 28, 2013 | being perfect, facebook, family, fantasy, Fun, high school, images, likes, mike yaconelli, myth, peer pressure, Perspective, posts, projecting an image, re-tweets, reality, social media, Stories, truth, tweets, twitter, Uncategorized
It’s an interesting culture we live in. With the rapid rise of social media, many of us now spend more time documenting our lives than we do living them. Don’t get me wrong- I love seeing what people are up to, as well as posting great life moments for others to...