Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Earlier this week I shared that my word for 2022 is reclaim. 2020 was rough and 2021 just about broke me. I feel like I’m slowly crawling out of that deep pit, clutching the edges with my weary, filthy fingers, and ready to rise up and fight. First up: the house. I love the Christmas…
Merriam-Webster defines reclaim as follows: Definition of reclaim transitive verb1a: to recall from wrong or improper conduct : REFORM b: TAME, SUBDUE 2a: to rescue from an undesirable state also: to restore to a previous natural state reclaim mining sites b: to make available for human use by changing natural conditions reclaim swampland 3: to obtain from a waste product or by-product : RECOVER reclaimed plastic 4a: to demand or obtain the return of b: to…
I remember in elementary school our health class listened to comedy tapes from Bob Newhart and Bob Hope and it mentioned smoking. Then our teacher handed out an illustrated booklet about how smoking is bad and we should never start. That was in the late 70’s/early 80’s and I think back then they didn’t know…
I learned that October 18 is World Menopause Day. As a woman, back in the day I wished more had been said about PMS. Then I longed to feel less alone about having a miscarriage. I think those topics are talked about more and carry less of a stigma. Menopause? I think we have a…
This week is the first one possibly in a year or more where there is hardly anything on the calendar dictating where I have to go or what I have to do. There has been so much travel and appointments that I have longed to be home. Now that things have quieted down, I’m trying…
Ah, vacation. The sun. The sand. The people. The traffic. The long lines. Wait. Why is this appealing? That tends to be how fast my mind goes when it comes to vacation. I’m an introvert, and my home is a nice place for me to land. If anything, my ideal vacation is when everyone else…