by Laurie Short | Dec 7, 2015 | Advent, Faith, publishing a book, when changing nothing changes everything
Its time to resurrect a joke. Because I’m more of a “incidental humor gal’ than a “joke gal” this is really the only one I tell. (you can follow this link to chapter 11 to prove it:...
by Laurie Short | Apr 23, 2015 | Faith, publishing a book, the story of your life, where God is in disappointment
A funny thing happened on the way to finishing my book. As I was about to write my first word on the last chapter, I got a call from my agent. It didn’t sound good when he said “Are you somewhere you can talk?” I sat down. The publisher decided to...
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...