This year, while I am watching and waiting for a peace to pass my understanding, I am celebrating the miracle that any path forward is possible.   It may be less...

There is camaraderie in cheering for women who have survived and are making their way. There is love as we realize we both come wounded and want to be heard....

As we strive for economic, political, and professional success in the name of justice, it is the best news to find friends—people who are willing to be in proximity to suffering and...

The cry of a hawk is a glimmer of hope in darkness. That glimmer is enough for all those grieving under the same blue sky in this big old world....

Leave her alone is a loving incarnation in which women and girls flourish. Leaving people enough space to chart their own heroic journey is gospel work.

We are broken and jagged and need time to be smoothed by the churning tides of time until we become like old treasure on a sandy carpet. I think of the...

Going low is a powerful concept for people who dream of flying. Kristin, a graduate of Thistle Farms, says that “going low is like hitting rock bottom.” It doesn't mean your...

Surrendering to love, especially in historically difficult times is no easy task and comes with a cost.

After more than 25 years of this work, I still wonder about so many of the women who have graced the steps of Thistle Farms. Do they see their intrinsic...

When we cultivate our ability to see the divine in the midst of our days, slowly we can trust that deep within us lies the same love that was woven...

Redefining power is an exercise that offers us an opportunity to see how we have undercut or abused our own. More and more, I am shying away from the word...

We believe in honoring women and that love heals… This is how we grow a movement.

Although I have worked for the past few decades on behalf of survivors of trafficking and injustices within the criminal justice system, I still am caught off guard by the...

Sometimes I feel scared to stop and wait. It seems counterintuitive. I have been trying to grow a movement for women's freedom for decades through the work of Thistle Farms,...

Packing a box with a roll of toilet paper, when you are down to your last eight rolls, is a spiritual exercise, a tithe. If you want world peace, maybe start...

Visions can be old and as simple as considering birds and grass again. Most vision comes from within, the gift is looking at something before us and finally seeing it. 

Nothing is a theology of dust to dust and knowing that everything passes but love.

Dear Sisters and Brothers, death loses its tourniquet hold on our lives when we, like Nicodemus and Joseph, dare to whisper and act with radical faith.

The response of the Thistle Farms Global team is to rally support and investment for women survivors so they can invest in their own communities, eliminate physical and sexual violence...

This week I invite you to listen again to the story of a friend or coworker or family member. Listen like you are falling in love.

Let's be brave. Let us muster up the courage to name the stress and anxiety and move it aside for a minute. Let the deeper feelings—whether loss, fear or grief—have...

It means the world to be known, to search and know someone. So in gratitude for all the ways we have been known and loved, reach out and remember our...

Waiting offers time to breathe, reflect, anticipate and dream. Waiting is the space where you don’t need to pretend you have answers and closure.

Power is the ability to make decisions, to act on the decisions you make, and to possess enough freedom to hope. That is how I define power, just for today.