by Laurie Short | Dec 7, 2016 | Faith, Reframe your life, when changing nothing changes everything
Christmas can be hard. When you’re lonely, sad, or not where you want to be, the coziness of Christmas can add a twinge (or even a stab) to a hurting heart. You may want to celebrate Jesus’ birth, but you just wish you could do it somewhere else. This is where...
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 10, 2016 | election 2016, Faith, reframing, when changing nothing changes everything
When you look at the picture below, what do you see? It could be an old woman or a young woman, depending on the way you look at her face. From one angle, she has a big nose and a wide scarf and her chin is pointed down. She looks like a grandmother. But if you look...
by Laurie Short | Apr 14, 2016 | Faith, Perspective, reframing, when changing nothing changes everything
I remember the morning well. It was a few months after I had moved to Santa Barbara, and the pastor I still work for invited me to give the sermon at my church. I was single at the time, and decided to begin by sharing a scene from my life. Here’s what I said: I got...
by Laurie Short | Mar 16, 2016 | Faith, Spiritual warfare
It’s been quite a week. Suffice to say “the thief” didn’t stop after Monday (see previous blog: http://bit.ly/22nPe5V) and his attacks moved from discouragement, to hopelessness, to “Maybe I should just give all this up and work at...