Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
A Common Girl An Uncommon Time Part II Read Part 1 HERE Thanks to Caesar Augustus’s demand for a census, which Mary didn’t mind, since it rescued her from Nazareth, Mary and Joseph trod the same crowded road Mary had six months ago. The donkey plodded along, and she recalled arranging her clothing to mask…
A Common Girl, An Uncommon Time Adapted from Luke 1:5-2:19 Journey One After a long walk from Nazareth with Daniel’s family, finally Elizabeth’s shaky soprano drifted over her wall, her words from a psalm of David Mary recognized. “You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in…
The Guard at the Tomb 62 The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. 63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64So give the order for the tomb to be made…
It took me years after having a real “let’s be friends, I believe in you” relationship with Christ before I understood Good Friday. I’m sad to see most people either not understand or even care why such a day exists. Lord help us that it would always mean more than part of Spring break. I…