by Lorinda Boyer | Jan 15, 2022 | Memories
Hello friends,here is another piece from the past for you to enjoy while I continue to work on my next book and to promote my memoir, Straight Enough. Lorinda Boyer Stain “Mom.” D’s voice carries down the stairs from his bedroom loft; I don’t...
by Lorinda Boyer | Dec 16, 2021 | Memories
A look back on Christmas of 2011 As I stare into the twinkling lights on the Christmas tree nestled in a corner of my living room, I cannot help but reflect on Christmases past.I can hear my children running down the stairs of our family home anxious to see what...
by Lorinda Boyer | May 2, 2014 | Bits and Pieces, Memories, Parenting, Substack
The only thing you can count on is change. It is a constant. No one can stop it. Seasons change and time marches on. Children grow and move out leaving you to fill in the gaps and spaces they leave behind.As I watch my son pack up his life’s...
by Lorinda Boyer | Sep 1, 2012 | Bits and Pieces, Memories, Parenting, Substack
It’s been nine and a half months since I lost my house—the one I raised my children in for nearly eleven years. The house where Dawson took his first steps, and Caleb first strummed the guitar. Where countless family gatherings took place, endless memories were made,...