Declaring Amnesty on the Past
The day before Thanksgiving, I’m driving down the road, running errands before my girls get home from college, and an epiphany hits me like a ton of bricks: I cut people I love out of…
Why I’m Just Sitting Here Annoying You
I’m sitting in my car, at the crosswalk, in the middle of the street at Walmart, and the guy behind me is mad. I can tell by the disgruntled expression on his face, if not…
Lorna’s Top 3 Parenting Tips
My babies are all grown up now, but looking back, there were 3 parenting tips that kept both them–and me–feeling far more secure and safe. 1. Both hands on the car Shannon was almost three…
Questions from Readers: Empaths, Dysfunctional Families, and Insomnia
To save time and share information more efficiently, I’ve decided to answer some of the questions I’m asked via email and my Facebook fan page, provided I can answer in a few words to a…
Intimate Acts of Writers: Sharing Naked Creativity
The Intimate Acts of Sharing Creativity Over the past month, I have committed intimate acts I had only dreamed possible as a writer. Do you remember sharing your first venture into creativity? What that was…
Goodbye to Toxic People from your Past
Say goodbye to toxic people from your past! You’re drained, exhausted and confused. If this is how you feel after spending time with someone, chances are that they are toxic. You know this person is…
Lessons from the Camino de Santiago: You Find What You Focus On…Good or Bad
Why did we get so upset last week? It wasn’t like him at all to behave the way I’d thought, and it wasn’t like me at all to behave the way he’d thought. It…
