by Laurie Short | Apr 5, 2017 | Reframe your life, when changing nothing changes everything
I am a stepmom. If it sounds like I’m introducing myself at an AA meeting, that isn’t so far from how it feels. These words require work for me to own, and they don’t come easily out of my mouth. After all, in the wonderful world of Disney, the stepmother is generally...
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...
by Laurie Short | Aug 20, 2015 | Faith, Fall, Parenting, parenting milestones, School starting, step parenting, transitions
So here we are again. Schools are starting, jobs are ramping up, and Fall is on the starting line, ready to fill our schedules and overcrowd our lives. And if you are a parent, you most likely have a child who is older, more independent, and less in need of you than...
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...