Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
We’re in a crazy time in history where things are changing hour by hour. It’s easy and tempting to panic. Freak out. When that’s where I want to go, I turn to Jesus. He is literally Peace. And boy, we could use that right now. Here is a prayer I first read at the Elijah…
Between family responsibilities, work, and everything else life throws at us, it’s a challenge to find meaningful connection. I don’t know about you, but my task list should be named Godzilla. It’s a monster, and most days it keeps me on the run. It can seem counterintuitive—to pause in the face of overwhelming busyness—but I’ve…
It’s my pleasure to once again bring Ellie Claire journals to you for review. I can’t tell you how excited I am to do this. I am someone that lingers in paper and journal aisles, smelling the paper, tracing the covers with my finger. Believe me when I say I truly love sharing these thoughts…
Grief is a club with open membership, but nobody wants to join! Whether we grieve over the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage or long-term relationship, loss of a job, even when a pet dies, grief, like birth and death, is a universal experience. We certainly don’t like grieving! But if…
Taking Our Thoughts Captive “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” What a load of . . . well that’s just not true and I have the scars to prove it. You’re fat. You’re ugly. No likes you. No one…will ever…love you. And those are just the…
Win Spiritual Warfare with Giving Thanks By Ada Brownell Gratitude changes my attitude. Sometimes I forget when I pray, seeking God for specific needs, that I should be thankful first. The Apostle Paul instructed us “in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). He precedes…