by Jane VanOsdol | Mar 16, 2026 | Soul
In February, I went to the Ash Wednesday service at King of Glory Church in Carmel, IN. About halfway through the service, the service bulletin directed the congregation to participate in the spoken prayer shown above. I was immediately drawn to the “fast from and...
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 Mary Kane | Dec 16, 2025 | Soul
And in the evenings all the children in my village would take off their shoes and stockings and run barefoot through the snow. Then, when we came in, our mothers would have a bedtime snack of hot cocoa and cookies waiting for us by the fire. I loved the stories my...
by Mary Kane | Dec 9, 2025 | Soul
The season of Advent has always been a special time in my family. My Advent memories are marked by loving traditions and customs. During Advent, our kitchen wall always displayed a beautiful calendar with little numbered doors. We marked the snowy days to Christmas by...
by Mary Kane | Nov 11, 2025 | Soul
I love the holiday season. Celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day with family and friends feeds my body, soul, and spirit. The history of Thanksgiving is especially deep in America, stretching back to 1621 when the colonists in Plymouth shared a meal...
by Mary Kane | Jul 31, 2025 | Soul
The calling of the butterfly. Elegant flying flowers dancing on the breezes off the lake of blue. Fragile yet powerful, the winds of the sky could not stop you. The power of the lion is not your calling, yet you live fearlessly. The strength of an eagle is not your...
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