by Laurie Short | Jan 25, 2017 | Faith, Reframing your life, when changing nothing changes everything
She had green eyes, brown hair, and a soul that far surpassed her years. I loved her immediately. On the day we met, her father brought her to my apartment with the goal that she would approve of his choice. His intentions with me were becoming serious, and her...
by Laurie Short | Oct 12, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark video series, Finding Faith in the Dark
If you’ve been around college students, you’ve probably heard the expression “ring by spring.” “Ring by retirement” is the slightly less popular phrase my engagement coined. And in the final session of my video series, you see a 2...
by Laurie Short | Jun 2, 2016 | Faith, Getting a Do-Over, Laurie Polich's wedding
Most of us have experienced it. A time when something happened that we wish we could take back. And often it’s because we want to erase what has been done. But there are times when we want a do over for the opposite reason. To relive a moment or go back...
by Laurie Short | May 19, 2016 | Faith, step parenting
The story began five years ago when I spoke at a college. But in truth, it started way before that. And tonight as I took this picture at my dinner table, I realized the story had become what no one could have imagined. You see when I married, my husband...
by Laurie Short | Apr 5, 2016 | Faith, having a new teenager, step parenting
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (2.3MB)Subscribe or Follow RSS | MoreMost people come to the altar to marry one person. I married two—though I will admit, there was a slight age difference. The smaller of the two (at least for now) turned 13 this week, and...