by Laura Fowler | Aug 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
A woman in one of our peacemaking workshops once said something that stopped the room: “I keep asking God to speak to me. But I’m not sure I’d recognize His voice if I heard it — I’ve never actually practiced listening for it.” She...
by Laura Fowler | Aug 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a room after a hard conversation goes sideways. Two chairs pushed a little too far apart. A cup of coffee going cold on the table between two people who, twenty minutes ago, were on the same team. Nobody has said...
by Laura Fowler | Jul 31, 2026 | Podcast
Barbara McIlvaine Smith retired in 2020 and moved to Kennett Square right before COVID hit. What followed wasn’t the relaxed new chapter she might have pictured. It was two years of near-total isolation, the kind so many of us know a little too well from that...
by Laura Fowler | May 26, 2026 | Podcast
Some work finds you. For Martha Serio, that’s exactly what happened. A former Spanish and French teacher, Martha made a career shift into social work that she describes simply as a calling. Today she serves as a case manager at YoungMoms, an organization in the...
by Laura Fowler | Dec 19, 2025 | Podcast
In a time when so much of life happens through screens, headlines, and soundbites, it can feel harder than ever to truly talk to one another. Not debate. Not persuade. Just talk. Listen. Sit together long enough to remember our shared humanity. In this episode of A...
