Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Wow! This blogging through the alphabet is winding down. I’ve had fun with this, and today the letter is “S.” I thought today I’d share a little about my WIP, my fiction work in progress, SPECTACULAR Falls. It’s a contemporary romance based on the real SPECULATOR, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains. I’m still working…
Each year I try to blog on an aspect of motherhood that isn’t a traditional Mother’s Day message. Although I’ve lost a lot of content and could revisit these, I’ve blogged on single moms and women with infertility who struggle so much on Mother’s Day. Today I want to hold the hands and hug the…
When I hear from author Connie Arnold, I sit up and take notice. She has the gift to not just write, but paint with her words. I can’t think of a lot of people who can do that. Connie has a new book out and it was my pleasure to review it. In addition, Connie…
*Guest post by Jennifer Slattery When our daughter was young, I was very cautious of the television shows and movies she watched. It wasn’t just the language or violence that concerned me, but the image of women they portrayed. The media seemed to convey a constant message: “Women’s value is only skin…
I thought I had a good grasp on compassion and understanding toward families with special need situations. Then we encountered seasons with our youngest where she was quite ill or not meeting developmental goals, and we entered the outer skirts as a family with unique needs. We still don’t have the minute to minute, day…
I’m trying to incorporate an intentional time of quiet reading that isn’t for entertainment, review, or writing help, but for my own growth. One of the books mentioned if you try to be spontaneous about it, there isn’t a great success to accomplishing reading time, and I’m finding that to be true. But I digress.…