Writings & Ruminations

On Mud

I have been thinking about the wonder of mud for a long time...how we can create new products with it, how it is the center of the work of many...

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Why I Travel

We have developed Shared Trade partnerships around the world believing that together we can provide expanded markets, education, and better margins to women vulnerable to trafficking, violence and poverty.  

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Honoring Juneteenth

Joined by fellow Thistle Farmers and Champions of Love justice leaders, we spent Juneteenth at the Equal Justice Initiative's dedication of the National Monument to Freedom Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama.

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There's Gold in Them Hills

Every prophet, teacher, and sage goes to the Mountain. It is where we can keep our hearts strong, where we can glimpse the possibilities of our lives, and where we can...

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Safe, The Lost Girls

As we loaded into the van for the umpteenth time, I thought about the overwhelming needs verses the reality of small stabs at justice. How is justice supposed to be...

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Remembering Nepal

When news of protests and a toppled government emerged from Nepal in 2025, I was grateful for my memories of this beautiful country.   A few years ago, I led...

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Deep Tenderness

Through the long journey of forgiveness and healing, the hard and dry ground of anger finds tender shoots that bloom new leaves for healing. Transformation is not an event; it is...

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Patchouli Dreams

I want to celebrate Nicholas Hitimana as a brilliant scientist and entrepreneur, but most importantly, as someone faithful enough to listen to a dream and hard-working enough to see it come to life.

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The Eternal Sundown

I recently returned from two and a half weeks in Africa, visiting and connecting with communities doing justice.

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Beyond Words, Joining with Women in Ukraine

We need to move beyond words and help inspire people to join with the women of Ukraine in shared hope for healing.

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Delayed..& All is Well

Recently, I was sitting in the airport, and the departure board flashed the saddest word of all: "Delayed." Nothing else in my day was delayed but the flight. Not the speech,...

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