Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
This week I’ve been sharing key times in my adult life where there’s no way luck or coincidence played a part. My faith is more than showing up to church on Sunday. I have a living, breathing friendship with Jesus. And there was a day when I felt He was all I had. And I’d…
Since the Coronavirus settled over our country and sent us home for remote work and learning, I’ve been sending weekly messages through my newsletter. I asked what they wanted and the answer was weekly, encouraging messages and reading suggestions. So, that’s what I’ve done. The encouragement is brief and I pray, as always, about what…
So our school is positioned for remote learning until May 1, with the potential to keep going until the end of the school year. It’s going well, great in fact, but to hear this isn’t ending was hard. Still is. Add it’s chilly and rainy and generally blah, it’s easy to fall into a funk.…
Well, today I turn 50. It wasn’t how I pictured it, and I’m a bit bummed, honestly. Most of the year I like hiding and being behind the scenes. My birthday? I don’t dismiss it. I work darn hard and pour my everything into those around me. Words are my life, so to hear positive…
Last year I received an invitation to participate in an online study featuring Max Lucado’s Anxious for Nothing. I agreed knowing my son struggles with anxiety, and if I could learn anything, great. The study changed my life. I had no idea going in how anxious I was, and how desperate my heart was crying…
Thankful post – In my latest novel, Buying Love, Nina Warrenton deals with the feeling of isolation and aloneness. It’s a prevalent problem among people, especially during the holidays. However, as believers, I wanted to remind others (as well as myself) that we are not alone. “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members…