Every Community Has a Story, What's Yours?
Our Storytellers Concert was a perfect reminder of the power of stories to connect and inspire. If you weren't there, you missed out, and no post could make up for that. But you can watch a pretty special video from the concert and read the stories that were performed. Chandra Ford performed Beth … [Read more...]
What you can’t see in the photos of Jason and I walking through the woods just after our wedding ceremony, under a purple umbrella as it started to rain, is Jason’s injured finger. The injury from an accident the evening prior involved a staple gun, wedding decorations, and a trip to the emergency … [Read more...]
This summer, I went on a dream trip to France: sleeping in an ancient house next to a 16th Century castle, hiking with a donkey in the hills of the Ardeche, canoeing down the Dordogne river with four of my ten grandkids, tasting wine throughout the Cotes du Rhone region, and watching the … [Read more...]
The year was 1991 and I was in my late 20s chronologically speaking, but I was living like a rebellious teenager. In my mind I was enjoying life, but in reality . . . I was in prison. Things started out with me simply snorting cocaine, but then it turned to freebasing. My life took on an … [Read more...]
Episode 11 of The Facing Project is available now! You hear a story. You are moved by that story. What do you do next? This story from Facing Hunger in Manhattan, Kansas, helped community members at Kansas State University realize how some of their students were food insecure. They heard the … [Read more...]
Episode 11 of The Facing Project is available now! Each Facing Project seeks to create empathy and understanding through stories that inspire action. "Stories that Inspire Action" that's the theme of our newest episode. That action may be as immeasurable as the community connections and … [Read more...]
Join us on September 7th from 7-9 at Cornerstone Center for the Arts for our The Facing Project's Storyteller Concert: featuring Cliff Ritchey, Josh Kaufman, and Daniel Deitrich. Each singer-songwriter will play his favorite songs and share the stories behind them. Four storytelling teams will … [Read more...]
Join us on September 7th from 7-9 at Cornerstone Center for the Arts for our The Facing Project's Storyteller Concert: featuring Cliff Ritchey, Josh Kaufman, and Daniel Deitrich. Each singer-songwriter will play his favorite songs and share the stories behind them. Four storytelling teams will … [Read more...]
We're celebrating Pride Month with stories from those in the LGBTQ+ community who have shared with us. They were ready to share, and by sharing, their stories can help others. To read more of their stories, we have two books you can download: Wittenberg's Facing Intolerance book Muncie's … [Read more...]
Can you find the Marshall Islands on a map? Did you know that from 1946 to 1958, the United States dropped 67 bombs on the islands? The combined explosive power of the bombs if spread out equalled 1.6 Hiroshima-size explosions each day . . . for 12 years. In Episode 9 of The Facing Project … [Read more...]