by Laurie Short | Nov 23, 2016 | Faith, gratitude, when changing nothing changes everything
This week I’m thinking about gratitude. And I’m pretty sure there are a few thousand other people who are thinking about it too. We have turkeys to cook, potatoes to mash, recipes to peruse, and “light” ingredients to buy, because after all, we...
by Laurie Short | Nov 26, 2014 | Black Friday, Faith, thankfulness, Thanksgiving
If there’s one holiday that appears to be shrinking every year, it’s Thanksgiving. The minute the Halloween decorations go down, the pilgrims (if they show up at all) barely have time to settle on the shelves before the Santa figurines push them out of...
by Laurie Short | Nov 25, 2013 | Ann Voskamp, Author, Blessing, cancer, Christmas, commercialism, Faith, family, Fully alive, Grace, One Thousand Gifts, recipe, step mom, step parenting, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Did anyone else notice that Christmas decorations went up the day after Halloween? I drove into a shopping center parking lot on November 1st, and the telephone poles had morphed into candy canes. And I felt a little sad. I love Christmas, but I’m worried that if...