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 11, 2015 | Faith, graduation, parenting milestones, Perspective, step parenting
My stepson is graduating 6th grade this week. In a minute, he will be graduating 12th. I’ve heard how it works.The baby years crawl, the elementary years walk, and from 7th grade on, you blink your eyes and they are walking out the door. Wasn’t it...
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...