In the stirring memoir Twice Widowed, Lorrie Fields invites readers into the intimate chambers of her heart as she navigates the tumultuous waters of profound loss, not once, but twice.
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Lorrie’s life, rich with passion and purpose, is abruptly interrupted by the untimely deaths of two husbands—one in a tragic car accident in her youth, the other to a relentless cancer in her 50s. These blows, compounded by the additional losses of her sister and father, test her resilience, faith, and very sanity.
Lorrie, an author, historian, and public speaker, abandons shallow clichés and comforting platitudes. Instead, she embarks on a raw and reflective quest, digging deep into her own soul and questioning long-held beliefs. Her narrative eschews heavy exposition in favor of a genuine, primitive reorientation—allowing people to witness her transformation from desolation to a surprising revelation: profound gratitude for the very suffering that threatened to break her.
Beyond a tale of love, loss, and survival, Twice Widowed offers a compelling glimpse into the human spirit's ability to heal, redefine identity, and find strength in vulnerability. Discover how Lorrie Fields, through the darkest nights of her soul, found a renewed passion and a deepened appreciation for life's authentic moments.
William Penn’s Seed of Love
William Penn believed a great nation would sprout from a single seed. And it did.
Out of Philadelphia, a new nation was conceived. Yet, it was not about a place but an idea. An idea that could undergird any nation that dared to give its citizens the liberty of conscience Penn so consistently fought to establish. An idea that would inspire Thomas Jefferson to say, "William Penn was the greatest law-giver the world has produced." But even to Penn, the law was only an expedient pointing to a day when society could be held together not merely by its laws, but by mutual trust, love, and respect.
Penn said, “Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn.”
“Anyone who is losing hope for America must read The Seed of a Nation. The Inspiration lives, the seed sprouts, the idea works.”
This posthumous publication from Darrell Fields distills the essence of William Penn’s vision for America and reveals the critical contingency for the relevance of “the seed of a nation” (Penns’ words) message to the twenty first century.
From this work you will understand:
· Why Darrell Fields was motivated to write about William Penn’s contributions to the founding of America.
· Why racism has prevented engagement with Penn’s vision for America.
· Why Penn’s example of inclusion of Native Americans testifies for and against American Exceptionalism.
· Why it’s not just about Pennsylvania.
· Why the message of William Penn must begin as a personal one.
Healing Pennsylvania’s Wounds is the prequel to the book The Seed of a Nation by Darrell. It’s a quick read that makes a great gift to give for those wanting to introduce people to William Penn and his extraordinary contributions to the founding of America, in which men like Thomas Jefferson and Charles Montesquieu found inspiration.