by Jane VanOsdol | Oct 19, 2023 | Body
I remember when I first started to pay attention to my skin. My 14-year-old inflamed skin was not happy with me. How was I supposed to get through the school day looking like this? Like most women, I rode the rollercoaster of hormones, stress, weather, and food...
by Jane VanOsdol | Aug 7, 2023 | Spirit
We all love a good story. One that draws us in from the beginning. One where we love to love the hero and love to hate the villain. One where we may even see ourselves in the characters. Why Did Jesus Teach in Parables? Jesus knew the power of stories. He knew some of...
by Jane VanOsdol | Jun 27, 2023 | Body
In the last body blog post, we learned about renewing our bodies with spring greens. In part two of this three-part series, we will look at how to renew ourselves through exercise–focusing on working out for beginners. We’re happy to welcome fitness expert...
by Jane VanOsdol | Apr 12, 2023 | Body
My 10-year-old self could sense something different in the air. I inhaled deeply. It smelled like … spring! After several months of a frigid, snowy Michigan winter, my nose told me the seasons were changing. It was a mingling of sun-warmed soggy earth with a hint of...
by Jane VanOsdol | Feb 22, 2023 | Spirit
For dust you are and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19 NKJV Ash Wednesday I grew up going to church with my family on Ash Wednesday. Every year we quietly lined up to receive the ashes in the sign of the cross on our foreheads. As I walked back to my seat,...
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