Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
A Child’s Life of Christ: PROMISE KEEPER Storybook #6 in Series THEY MET JESUS In order for the children to have the same books and chapters as their parents reading the adult version, I wrote both versions with the same chapters. In this book, Jesus is arrested and treated badly. I have toned it…
One of the activities I have going on this season is I’m hosting a book discussion with a group of ladies. The book is NO MORE FAKING FINE by Esther Fleece. When I first started reading, I thought just that—it would be a great resource to share with others. I’ve benefited from a healing I…
With Each New Dawn by Gail Kittleson Green stands for hope…the color of sprouts in spring. Gray has a more subtle nuance—in an Iowa November, cloudy gray can be depressing. But what divides green and gray…only a few drops of color. Sometimes life turns “iffy” like this, with a fine line between…
Thankful for Home and Family by Laura V. Hilton I signed up to write a Thanksgiving post, and then life hit. This went wrong, then that went wrong and I’m still reeling from the blows when I get an email notice—oh, I need to write a blog post. And it’s due yesterday. Guess I’d better…
THE STAR MOVIE REVIEW: A FILM FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY Julie’s note: This review from Deanna Evans can be found here. I was asked recently if I’d like to review THE STAR movie, based off of the very first Christmas, from the animal’s perspective surrounding Christ’s birth. This was something I had never done…
Thankfulness is a gift from God. Knowing the magnitude of the awesome sacrifice that our Father in heaven made in giving His son Jesus humbles our hearts and makes us grateful. Jesus was the gift of atonement for our sins of the past, present, and future, and true understanding of the magnitude of that…