Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Repost from April 28, 2011 Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I…
This is the day where I share my own amateur nature picture with a thought or two on God’s love. The day started with high hopes. Busy day. Within 40 minutes, nothing was going the way it was supposed to. I assigned blame and stewed in frustration most of…
To say I had a low self-esteem as a young adult would be an understatement. I didn’t feel worthy of love for a few reasons, and would complain when I observed what I thought were high-maintenance girlfriends demanding flowers and chocolates from my friends, their boyfriends. I thought so little of myself I remember uttering…
I remember blogging briefly about the dandelion before, but the visual and application keeps coming back to me, so I thought instead of exercising (I will later, promise!) I would expand on it. Our youngest has loved dandelions since she could walk. Each year she’d gather them and present them as bouquets. Often she’d leave…
I wasn’t sure if the Amazon Vine Program would be worth my time, but already I’m enjoying the fruits of my choices. Today is no exception. I chose Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places simply based on the title. My own wilderness story changed everything about me, and when I was in that…
Opportunity is a theme of mine for 2012, so I thought I’d use the word as part of the A2Z meme this week. Opportunities Taken: Surrendering my angry, bitter, me-first self to Christ. Marrying my husband and enjoying his two children. Believing God for motherhood. Giving a tribute to my dad, the last conversation he…