Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
It’s been about a month since I blogged about my 2011 drive-in experience. Since then, I’ve received so much feedback regarding how to handle it. Facebook, e mails, phone, and in person. There wasn’t one piece of bad advice. So I thought I’d share an update. Although I haven’t been back to the drive-in, my…
I can’t believe it has been 8 years. My dad’s been gone that long and yes, time helps, but the grief never ends. It evolves, I think. How can I feel comforted? It’s a choice. When my dad was declining fast from lung cancer and few even knew he was battling,…
There are three issues from 2011 that I struggle with. God knows my heart, and I’ve been honest about it. I know I need to move on in all of them, but I’m not quite there. This is one I can talk about, and see what you think. My husband loves…
Each year I try to blog on an aspect of motherhood that isn’t a traditional Mother’s Day message. Although I’ve lost a lot of content and could revisit these, I’ve blogged on single moms and women with infertility who struggle so much on Mother’s Day. Today I want to hold the hands and hug the…
I thought I had a good grasp on compassion and understanding toward families with special need situations. Then we encountered seasons with our youngest where she was quite ill or not meeting developmental goals, and we entered the outer skirts as a family with unique needs. We still don’t have the minute to minute, day…
To say I had a low self-esteem as a young adult would be an understatement. I didn’t feel worthy of love for a few reasons, and would complain when I observed what I thought were high-maintenance girlfriends demanding flowers and chocolates from my friends, their boyfriends. I thought so little of myself I remember uttering…