by Jane VanOsdol | Jan 15, 2026 | Soul
This morning I woke up at 5 a.m., and immediately my mind started spinning about a difficult situation. My thoughts became darker and more tangled. About 30 minutes into this black vortex of negativity, I finally caught myself and remembered a favorite quote from...
by Jane VanOsdol | Nov 30, 2025 | Spirit
The time sandwiched between Thanksgiving and Christmas in modern times seems to have been taken over by the retail world. It starts with a bang on Black Friday (the big shopping event the day after Thanksgiving) and is then measured by how many shopping days are left...
by Jane VanOsdol | Nov 16, 2025 | Body
Fifteen years ago, my health was in a downward spiral. After years of worsening symptoms, I was finally correctly diagnosed and began my 2-year trek back to health (you can read that story here). A major part of my healing process involved changing my eating habits....
by Jane VanOsdol | Aug 13, 2025 | Body
I ducked into a beautiful flower shop, anxious to explore. Every nook and cranny was filled with gorgeous blooms. Eagerly, I stuck my nose in a tempting display of roses and inhaled. Nothing. Not even a whiff of a scent. The shopkeeper told my disappointed self that...
by Jane VanOsdol | May 30, 2025 | Body
It wasn’t until I had my kids that I realized what I was eating was making me sick and contributing to their frequent illnesses. Much of the blame was due to the ultra-processed foods we were eating. For me, it started in childhood with the sweet cereals I had for...
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