Julie Arduini

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 edited this post for privacy issues. I pray it blesses you! Jesus Paved the Way [...]

January is all about new beginnings so I thought I’d take today and expand a bit on who I am. I’m shocked and blessed to see more readers than ever, and my blog last year was hosted somewhere else and I lost all the content. So if you’re new, this is an opportunity to learn what this site is about. Been here awhile? Maybe you’ll discover something you didn’t know. [...]

Did you know tomorrow is my blog-0-versary? December 31, 2006 I took the plunge, telling God no matter what, I’d always write for Him. It started with this blog, and it remains my baby. I enjoy looking back and this year was busy. I thought I’d take today to reflect. This site I changed servers and switched the site up, creating a premium one through WordPress. This gave me the [...]

Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom” from some of today’s most beloved writer’s (Tricia Goyer, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Sibella Giorello and more)! Please follow the series through Christmas day as each contributor shares heartfelt stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful time of the year. AND just for fun … there’s also a giveaway! Fill out [...]

I hope this works. It’s been a long week and I’ve struggled. Although on my own I read Advent stories, listen to Christmas music and am intentional about the meaning of the season, once the kids get home it feels like a race to make dinner, get one to basketball practice, help the other with homework. Hubby comes home whistling Christmas music and me…not so much. So today I’m going [...]

GRATITUDE BORN FROM SELFISHNESS   I sat for a bit, pondering what I would say in this post on being thankful. Sure, I could start a long list of reasons for giving thanks, but so can anyone else. Then, it hit me. Although I have a lot of reasons to give thanks today, I didn’t always do that in the past. Instead, I spent a lot of time lamenting over [...]