by Laurie Short | Oct 17, 2018 | stress, Ten minute podcast
Stress. It’s a feeling we can’t stand but can’t seem to shake— especially when we are living from the outside in. When we allow our circumstances to dictate our sense of peace we rarely find it. When everything is okay, we are okay, but “everything being okay”...
by Laurie Short | Aug 12, 2015 | facebook, Faith, stress
As I write this blog, I have one eye on the Toyota next to me, to see if the lane we chose will get us there a half a second later than we could have gotten there if we picked a different lane. (It might be good for me to add the fact that I am in the passenger seat.)...
by Laurie Short | Nov 13, 2014 | flight delay, stress, united airlines
It started at 4:30 am Tuesday morning . My bleary-eyed husband delivered me early to the airport because I’M DONE being stressed about the things I have control over. In I sauntered, bags checked, security frisked, and ready to board. A full 40 minutes before...
by Laurie Short | Jun 11, 2014 | Deliverance from Evil, Disappointment with God, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, God, God's will, government, gun control, Jesus, Laurie Polich, Laurie Short, Parenting, Perspective, school shootings, social media, step parenting, stress, video games
Looking up at the news during my workout this morning, I saw a ticker tape flash across the screen that froze my gaze. …with this week’s latest shooting, that makes 74 school shootings since Sandy Hook… Let that sink in a little. Something is happening to...
by Laurie Short | Dec 3, 2013 | baby, blended family, change, Christmas, Christmas carols, commercialism, Faith, family, Fully alive, God, holiday stress, homelessness, Jesus, miracle, Seeing, shopping, step parenting, stress, tuning in, Uncategorized
Ah the Holidays…. Time for food and fun and of course- family. This can raise all kinds of emotions depending on your family sketch. Personally, I’ve got two parents, two step parents, two brothers, two half sisters, one step sister, two sisters in law,...