by Laurie Short | Dec 3, 2013 | baby, blended family, change, Christmas, Christmas carols, commercialism, Faith, family, Fully alive, God, holiday stress, homelessness, Jesus, miracle, Seeing, shopping, step parenting, stress, tuning in, Uncategorized
Ah the Holidays…. Time for food and fun and of course- family. This can raise all kinds of emotions depending on your family sketch. Personally, I’ve got two parents, two step parents, two brothers, two half sisters, one step sister, two sisters in law,...
by Laurie Short | Nov 25, 2013 | Ann Voskamp, Author, Blessing, cancer, Christmas, commercialism, Faith, family, Fully alive, Grace, One Thousand Gifts, recipe, step mom, step parenting, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Did anyone else notice that Christmas decorations went up the day after Halloween? I drove into a shopping center parking lot on November 1st, and the telephone poles had morphed into candy canes. And I felt a little sad. I love Christmas, but I’m worried that if...
by Laurie Short | Oct 14, 2013 | Blessing, California, congress, congress hiatus, Dreams, Ellis Island, Faith, family, Fully alive, government, Grace, immigrant family, immigration, Parenting, Perspective, rags to riches, Serbian, step mom, step parenting, Stories, Uncategorized
This was a monumental week in my life as a step mom. My step son decided to do his immigration report on his great grandpa. On my side. It’s hard to describe the feelings of warmth when your step child claims your family as his own. It’s something you never expect....