Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Sitcoms enjoy using the plot strategy where people are on an airplane and suddenly the pilot is unable to do his job, or, the plane is in trouble, or even both. An amateur takes the controls and through great, funny writing, they land the plane and everyone is safe. Recently I thought about where I…
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…
When our son was three, I took him to a McDonald’s play place. He zoomed to the top and hung out there for awhile. I kept looking but didn’t see him on the move. It wasn’t long before I heard crying. It was him. I climbed through the maze and made my way to the…
If you follow me on Facebook, you know I’m journeying through a valley season. I’m fairly open about it because I sense my experience and what God is doing can encourage someone else. I wrote this week that I feel like this is delayed grief. Not just from a real death, which has been our…
It’s not how you want to start the work/school week yet it made sense for a cold January day. I didn’t know Sunday after a longer day at church than usual that I didn’t shut my door tight once I got home. I tried to start the car and it didn’t even try to start.…