Jan is an artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. She serves as director of The Wellspring Studio, LLC, and has traveled widely as a retreat leader and conference speaker. With work described by the Chicago Tribune as “breathtaking,” she has attracted an international audience drawn to the spaces of welcome, imagination, and solace that she creates with her words and her art. Jan’s books include Circle of Grace, The Cure for Sorrow, Night Visions, In the Sanctuary of Women, Sparrow, and her latest release, How the Stars Get in Your Bones: A Book of Blessings.