by Lorinda Boyer | Sep 11, 2026 | Reflections on God, Substack
E.V. Un-Free #5 “Family Life’s Weekend to Remember is a three-day marriage conference getaway. An opportunity to help you strengthen, reconnect, and reset your relationship. I can’t think of a better gift you could give one another.” Pastor Mike flipped to the next... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Apr 29, 2026 | Poem, Substack
For today, I’m thinking about how often cruelty gets mistaken for power. Hate is loud, organized, shameless. It takes up space without apology. Kindness, meanwhile, is too often framed as small, private, delicate—a courtesy extended when convenient. I don’t believe... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Dec 29, 2025 | Poem, Substack
Sometimes the world gets quiet right before it tells the truth.This isn’t a story about failure; it’s a story about how close any of us can be to falling through the cracks.If you’ve ever wondered what bridges into homelessness look like, not in statistics but in... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Nov 27, 2025 | Poem, Substack
As is always true, I’m the last to show. My brother yells out a snarky, “Hello!” My sister’s eyebrows rise in disapproving accusation. While dad sleeps in his recliner, deep in relaxation. Waving my hand in feigned greet, I head straight to the table, my usual seat.... 
by Lorinda Boyer | Jul 21, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Substack
Grief, resilience, and finding forward motion when the old life ends My parents lived in the same house for thirty-three years.Not my childhood home, no, they built this one the year I got married for the first time, the year I graduated high school. I never lived...
