Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
If you’re on Facebook, you’ve seen the relationship status choice: It’s complicated. Yeah, that’s me. Not my marriage, but me. And Jesus. What makes it so frustrating is Jesus isn’t feeling any complications. He knows. And I’m really having a hard time with that. There are things I know about me that I finally receive.…
As I write this, I’m looking at the clock, wishing for time to move faster. I have a doctor’s appointment and for once, I can’t wait to get there. I have poison ivy. With a new house and lots of landscaping and woods comes stuff I can’t identify. My gloves get hot and sometimes things…
Growing up I never put my Barbie dolls into the plot line that they were going to meet someone ten years older and get married. No, Ken was their age. They went to the same school, lived in the same area. I assumed that was how my life would be. Fast forward and I graduated…
I dread this task more than anything. Lab work for our youngest. We’re a family full of hard draws and she’s a kid that needs consistent lab work. But, Layla. Layla is a tech that knows us and knows our daughter’s arms. How it works. What works best. And this week, Layla wasn’t there. I…
I was on my way to church when I saw it. It was a classic car, one that most likely shows up at the car cruises I see all the time around here. The car was shiny and a beautiful relic that I’m sure turned heads as it drove by. And that’s when the Lord…
The real confession here is that it took me 18 years of marriage before I surrendered the charcoal grill. I was afraid of using the gas grill and didn’t know what to create. Now that we have one and my husband assured me my eyebrows are safe, I’ve been testing the waters. My biggest challenge…