by Laurie Short | Jul 24, 2018 | She Grows Conference
Anyone else notice how fast this Summer is going? Much of my to do list has already moved to done, and the fun parts have gone WAY too fast. Here’s my midsummer checklist… 1) FINISH A BOOK (see last blog for details) 2) DEBUT A CROSS GENERATIONAL...
by Laurie Short | Sep 13, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark, Middle of the Story, trusting God
Tragedy strikes. Disappointment drags on. There are seasons in your life when it’s easy to believe your story has come to an end. And then you get up the next day. C.S. Lewis has a poignant line in The Chronicles of Narnia, when one of his characters was...
by Laurie Short | Sep 1, 2015 | Faith, faith in the dark, great saints of the past, henrietta mears
I am thinking these days a lot about faith. Not because I wrote about it. Or speak about it. But because right now, I have to live it. Imagine that. You know it’s bad when one of your best friends opens your book and says “You need this quote right now.” There are...
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 | 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...