Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Lost Loves B J Bassett Ray Bradbury died in 2012 at the age of 91. He wrote sci-fi and fantasy. Among his writing credits are Fahrenheit 451 and many screenplays, including Moby Dick. He was a writer’s writer. I remember many years ago when he gave up his monthly column in a writer’s magazine so…
Hold Your Peace Sara L. Foust The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:14 KJV We are all most likely familiar with the phrase uttered at weddings, “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” But holding my peace isn’t something I’ve ever really thought about outside of that one particular setting.…
Mama was a Social Drinker B. J. Bassett “. . . I am not alone, for the Father is with me.” John 16:32 RSV I knew even as a child that Mama was a social drinker. By the time I was a teenager I realized she was an alcoholic and I also knew what to…
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Belief in the Wonderful While I stood in the Christian book store studying the clearance shelf, the floral design of a coffee mug caught my attention. I picked it up and looked at the price. Yep, definitely on…
A Phone Call to God Ring. Ring. “Hello. You’ve reached Jeremiah 33:3 and will be connected immediately with no waiting time to speak to God.” “Yes.” I lowered my fist in a victory signal. “Hello, God.” “Good morning, my daughter. I love you, today.” “I love you, too, Lord. I was reading Ephesians 6:14 today…
I bet it doesn’t take long to think back on a time where you were in a store, or maybe in your own home when a toy commercial came on, and a child wanted something. Maybe even demanded it. Or received something nice from someone and the child didn’t say thank you or treated it…