by Laurie Short | Jun 18, 2015 | being single, boundless, Faith, focus on the family
Have you ever noticed that people give testimonies after everything is resolved? I think we should start a movement to do them BEFORE everything is resolved. Because that’s when testimonies really count. I just did a podcast on Boundless- Focus on the...
by Laurie Short | Jun 3, 2015 | bruce jenner, caitlyn jenner, Faith
We live in an interesting time. A heroic decathlete has disappeared, and a woman named “Caitlyn” has taken his place. She’s on the cover of Vanity Fair this month. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bruce-jenner-makes-debut-as-woman-1201509326/ I’m sure...
by Laurie Short | May 21, 2015 | Faith, Psalm, Selah
This morning I read some encouraging words in Psalm 9. But the ones that jumped off the page were the words that came between the verses. Quiet interlude. That’s what it said. Usually I skip over that stuff. And rush to the next verse. But somehow this morning...
by Laurie Short | May 12, 2015 | Faith, God's plan, Parenting, Perspective, your life story
I’m thinking today about how much of life is lived in the middle of the story. And the way that our stories intertwine. Two weeks ago I met a boy who I helped a girl place in a loving home thirteen years ago. This is how he looked then: And this is what he looks...
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...