Book Review: Avalon by Vanessa Morgan
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Book Review: Avalon by Vanessa Morgan

Some cats need nine lives to make a difference. Avalon only needed one. From Amazon bestselling author Vanessa Morgan, Avalon is the heartwarming and once-in-a-lifetime love story of a girl and her neurotic Turkish Van cat. With humor, the author details how Avalon made other creatures cringe in distress whenever he was around, how he…

#UBP 14: 15 Facts about Julie Arduini
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#UBP 14: 15 Facts about Julie Arduini

YAY! It’s here—the #UBP 14/2014 Ultimate Blog Party! Welcome! I’ve been an #UBP girl for years. If this is your first time, you will love it. I’m a total introvert, and this is my kind of party. Extrovert? Don’t worry. You’ll have amazing connections this week, too. I invite you to stay as long as…

Guest Blogger Paul Robinson: Waving the White Flag at P*rn Addiction
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Guest Blogger Paul Robinson: Waving the White Flag at P*rn Addiction

Julie’s Note: I became acquainted with blogger Paul Robinson through Jon Acuff’s “30 Days of Hustle” Facebook group. Paul was looking for guest blogger experience and when he shared his bio, I encouraged him to write here on this topic. If you or someone you know is struggling with p*rn addiction, I encourage you to…

Guest Blogger Maria Spencer on Special Needs & “Differently-Able” Families
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Guest Blogger Maria Spencer on Special Needs & “Differently-Able” Families

Julie’s Note: Maria Spencer is a dear friend and fellow blogger/writer I’m blessed to know in person and in cyberspace. She’s a champion for “differently-abled” families, and I should know, she’s let me cry on her shoulder many times when it’s been about our family and advocating for our youngest child. Maria also knows what…

Giving Thanks by Amy Garland
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Giving Thanks by Amy Garland

I watch their little pudgy hands smack in excitement against the glass door.  The two of them can hardly stand still, shifting their weight from foot to foot, as they wait for the big, yellow school bus that will be pulling up to our driveway. As the bus finally rumbles up the road, squeals of…