FALC

  • Victim Finds Her/His Voice

    "A mind convinced against its will, is of the same opinion still" Dale Carnegie. What makes us change our minds? Is it possible to enter into a dialogue and be persuaded to see life in a new light? What stops… Continue reading

  • Soul Danced

    More from "Will I Ever Be Good Enough" by Karyl McBride. "Self-trust, self-love, and self-knowledge can be taught to a daughter only by a mother who possesses those qualities herself. Furthermore, to pass them on successfully, a mother needs to… Continue reading

  • Deny Nothing

      http://windsorstar.com/tag/ben-johnson Above are links to the news story about a "fallen hockey player". What is amazing to me, is how an act of rape is dealt with – in what is known as the rape culture. What is rape… Continue reading

  • Podcasts by Rob Bell

    Rob Bell and I would not seem to be a natural connection. For his passion or what he loves is often laced with bible verses.  Yet my truth and his deeper level of knowing life match.  His series on Lamenting… Continue reading

  • There But Not There

    I heard about Ambiguous Loss and Ambiguous Grief today and even the myth of closure, when it comes to death in its various forms. (Pauline Boss) The death that I am referring to is the death of a relationship.  When… Continue reading

  • The Way Out

    In listening to the book, "Ghost Boy" by Martin Pistorius, I had so many moments of incredulousness.  First, after not being able to communicate, when he finally did, he didn't know that others could choose not to listen.   He… Continue reading

  • Without Permission.

    It wasn't until the end of the last blog, that I realized the significance of me returning to the little church on Pine Street.  To walk into a place that altered how I viewed myself and the world around me.… Continue reading

  • I walked into my old church yesterday.  The little one on Pine Street in Hancock.  It felt surreal walking in the small lobby and entering into the little sanctuary.  Seeing the door on the right side of the pulpit where… Continue reading

  • Be Heard.

    "Silent Witnesses".  What a powerful statement.  We are witnesses of many things and often don't see the correlation between the action and the witnessing of it. I have been asked to have a conversation with a few people who are… Continue reading

  • Reality Arose

    More wonderful insights from "Trust" by Iyanla Vanzant"   "When you are taught to think that you are inherently wrong, that something is wrong with you, and/or that you are guilty, you see others in the same light. These thought… Continue reading