by Laurie Short | Nov 10, 2016 | election 2016, Faith, reframing, when changing nothing changes everything
When you look at the picture below, what do you see? It could be an old woman or a young woman, depending on the way you look at her face. From one angle, she has a big nose and a wide scarf and her chin is pointed down. She looks like a grandmother. But if you look...
by Laurie Short | Oct 26, 2016 | Faith, Reframing your life, when changing nothing changes everything
In 2006, a book called “The Secret” swept the New York Times bestseller list, and made Oprah Winfrey’s coveted list of “must read” books. The message of the book was: You have the power to get what you want. Years before that, a prisoner from the New Testament wrote a...
by Laurie Short | Apr 14, 2016 | Faith, Perspective, reframing, when changing nothing changes everything
I remember the morning well. It was a few months after I had moved to Santa Barbara, and the pastor I still work for invited me to give the sermon at my church. I was single at the time, and decided to begin by sharing a scene from my life. Here’s what I said: I got...
by Laurie Short | Feb 18, 2016 | Faith, Perspective, when changing nothing changes everything
I’m going to say up front that this blog is a teaser. I have to milk the excitement about this book for about a year before it comes out. But this picture describes how I currently feel. If you notice from my manuscript, I have chosen a new subtitle. It reveals...
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:...