Life is Short but Wide is a collection of reflections from Lorrie Orr’s two-decade journey through the heart of Ecuador. Beginning with the initial spark of adventure, Orr leads readers through the raw, unvarnished reality of expatriate life: the chaos of "Big City Living," the quiet wonder of "Butterflies and Babies," and the spiritual grit required to face the "illness and more" that comes with life in the tropics.

Through fifteen years of raising a family in a culture not her own, Orr explores the intersection of art, faith, and motherhood. She captures the tension of "Where is Home?"—wrestling with the displacement that comes from loving two places at once. With a painter’s eye for beauty and a believer’s heart for grace, she shares how two decades of Christmases, new traditions, and unexpected hardships transformed a simple move into a lifelong transformation.

This is more than a travelogue; it is an invitation to view life not by its duration, but by its depth and the vastness of the experiences we dare to embrace.