by Laurie Short | Jan 19, 2016 | Faith, faith in the dark, Marine helicopter crash
Light is all around us. But we only really see light when it is dark. Such is the mystery of life. It was darkness that moved me today to see the people I love more clearly. To let my eyes linger on the gifts they actually are. Because I’m aware that there is a...
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...
by Laurie Short | May 28, 2015 | blended family, Faith, step mom, step parenting
I am having a moment. One of those moments when you pull back and see details about a story you are living that could only be orchestrated by Someone bigger than you. 38 years ago (gulp) I played Nurse Ratchet in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest. It was on a San...
by Laurie Short | May 21, 2015 | Faith, Psalm, Selah
This morning I read some encouraging words in Psalm 9. But the ones that jumped off the page were the words that came between the verses. Quiet interlude. That’s what it said. Usually I skip over that stuff. And rush to the next verse. But somehow this morning...
by Laurie Short | Mar 6, 2015 | Compassion, difficulty, Faith, Finding Faith in the Dark, Isis, Lent
Why am I always surprised by my hard? Maybe it’s because I prefer easy. Fun is even better. Call me crazy, but hard is something I don’t always embrace on my resume. I like those seasons when I’m sitting on a beach chair watching the sun go down...