Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Nov 5, 2009, 1:04 pm
I received the message and link below in an e mail and am not done listening, but enjoying what I'm hearing so far. I know it's tempting for people to get caught up on the pastors/speakers/...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Oct 26, 2009, 11:00 pm
Well, I had the complete privilege of getting away to the beach with my beautiful family for an entire week…and I still have “vacation brain.” (I know it has been 2 months, but I still have it!...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Oct 21, 2009, 7:12 pm
Where does the time go? The praise is I had the pleasure of seeing Kim yesterday and God is on the move with her, Maria, and me. I sensed a theme going on in my prayer closet and wondered if it was ...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 11, 2009, 11:00 pm
Cindy Woodsmall had me at When the Heart Cries.  I...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 10, 2009, 11:00 pm
The rare award shows I watch, I'm often mystified by the odd thanks the winner gives out. There's the mom, dad, teacher, spouse, makes sense. I love when God and Jesus gets credit, unless of...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 10, 2009, 8:31 pm
I remember nearly throwing up when I hit the submit button to create this blog. No idea what it was all about and where it would go. Anything from December 31, 2007 on was out of surrender and obedi...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 9, 2009, 11:00 pm
It's been a long couple weeks. I keep writing about frustration and how the root for me is blocked goals. I thought the website would be done, articles sent, new life underway. The youngest had...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 8, 2009, 8:00 pm
What a week! Last week the youngest had her first asthma flare up in a couple years. This week the oldest caught some syndrome "as close to being the flu without being the flu." I've never seen...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 5, 2009, 11:00 pm
It's early October but my mind is on November. Why? I'm doing the NaBloPoMo challenge where I blog every day in November. Oh wait, YOU blog, I post. Each November I've made it thankful...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 4, 2009, 6:44 pm
I make an effort in cyber space to balance my intense seriousness with the goofiness that is also a big part of me. I don't write about it a lot, but when God gives me something to pray on, it co...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Oct 1, 2009, 10:52 pm
If you've read my status updates, er, whining on Facebook, I've spent/wasted more than a week trying to sync my new laptop (a gift) with my phone. My husband is a programmer but he's been...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 29, 2009, 11:00 pm
I'm not a true Indiana Jones fan because like him, I can't take snakes. I can't even see a stuffed animal or cartoon one. However, a mentor shared such a valuable story regarding a leap ...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 29, 2009, 8:33 am
I'm a Today show fan and learned weekend anchor Jenna Wolfe is an alumni of Geneseo, where I graduated. She went back to college to share her experience with viewers and it was such a fun walk do...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 25, 2009, 11:00 pm
I'm slow to realize but I understand God uses the very basics in and about my life to teach me and others about Him. Last night I grieved because a ministry situation didn't go at all like I ...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 24, 2009, 11:00 pm
I have that song, What's Goin' On in my head and it fits. So much going on that I thought today I'd share some of the ideas and plans. The Website---JulieArduini.com is accessible but st...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Sep 24, 2009, 6:16 pm
The house is slowly coming together. Carpet is in, but now comes weeding out and rearranging. Yesterday was our son's room. It took forever because he keeps everything. I'm thankful I tackl...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 23, 2009, 3:31 pm
Photo courtesy Flikr I probably wrote about this before but the theme is one God is revisiting with me. Years ago my husband sang Four Days Late, a song about Mary and Martha after Lazarus died. To...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 20, 2009, 11:00 pm
Want to grab my attention? Create a sentence with these words: Susan-May-Warren-new-book. She has a Christmas novella out called the Great Christmas Bowl. I loved the premise behind it as well as t...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 19, 2009, 9:36 am
Last week I confessed I feel prejudiced to senior citizens, not all, just those who delay me. Then I realized I delay me and need a scapegoat. This week I've stopped myself from a lot of inner c...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 18, 2009, 7:33 am
The house is slowly coming together. Carpet is in, but now comes weeding out and rearranging. Yesterday was our son's room. It took forever because he keeps everything. I'm thankful I tackl...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 15, 2009, 12:31 pm
This is my new picture over at my still under construction website. People have been so complimentary because most know me. I'm not a girlie girl and I've embraced after all this time that J...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 11, 2009, 11:00 pm
It's out of Godly obedience I confess this because I want to break the power of my attitude by confessing, repenting and starting new. Maybe, just maybe I'm not the only one who struggles wit...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Sep 11, 2009, 9:30 am
(This is originally from my The Surrendered Scribe blog. I'm still learning off this message, and thought I'd share it). I'm a vivid dreamer and I've long let go of the thought that i...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 10, 2009, 11:00 pm
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 9, 2009, 11:00 pm
Did you miss my confession yesterday? Well, I'm doing about the same. We took on one room for a home improvement project and the entire house is chaos. I don't do well with chaos. I want t...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 8, 2009, 11:00 pm
... and when we talked about that record, we recited it just as we remembered it---with a stuck needle. When I take too much on, I get a little soundtrack playing through my head. It's Billy J...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 7, 2009, 11:00 pm
I'm not sure how you spent your Labor Day weekend, but mine was filled with painting. I need "noise" in the background, so I turned on the news. Then I panicked. What IS going right in the worl...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
Seven days!!! That's right, one more week and a new kick off for the Love Dare begins. If this is a book you keep hearing about, join us. Maybe you have the book and never opened it. Perhaps y...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 5, 2009, 10:27 pm
I'm a bit late but here is my character confession this week: feelings. We've made multiple trips to Wal*Mart this week as we tackle a painting project. Maybe it was the paint fumes but I re...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 2, 2009, 11:00 pm
I must "sound" like a broken record but I'm keeping the blog as light in content as possible as I work on the website and work on back to school. I'll take your prayers, I really want to make...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Sep 1, 2009, 11:00 pm
Every once in awhile I receive a FaithWriters update, and every single time, I plan to pass the information on here. I know the leadership at FaithWriters to know they don't cry wolf. If they se...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 31, 2009, 11:00 pm
Get Facebook Buttons Last week, perhaps about the time you are reading this, I was enjoying time with the kids at our local park. We had an extra child for the week and to stay busy, I took them o...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 30, 2009, 11:00 pm
I AM FREE!!! This simple sentence carries a few meanings today. 1. It's the first day of school. Moms, you may dance with me and let out a "whoop whoop". I know I'm not typical but God cre...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 28, 2009, 11:00 pm
If you have a form of caffeine course through your system, I think you can relate. My mind rarely pauses, let alone stop. My mouth not be open as often, but I am always thinking. Sometimes deep, so...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 27, 2009, 11:00 pm
I'm thrilled to be hosting Fiction Friday today. Thanks Patty for the opportunity. I knew it was time to come up with an original writing, and I wasn't sure where to get my inspiration. I r...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 26, 2009, 11:00 pm
From Here to There – Going from raw idea to a drawn-out plot Julie's Note: The best book I have in my hands this year (aside from the Bible) is From the Inside Out by Susan May Warren and R...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 25, 2009, 11:00 pm
I'm keeping the blog light and easy as I wrap up the summer. We're blessed to have an eight year old addition to the family this week as well as a church event where my husband is singing, an...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 24, 2009, 11:00 pm
When I first read the offer for bloggers to participate in author and master storyteller Steven James' latest Patrick Bowers thriller, I was all over it. I devoured the first two books: The Pawn ...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Surrendered Scribe - Aug 23, 2009, 11:00 pm
Today is my step daughter's birthday. She lives out of state and is an adult. When I first met her she was at the cusp of teenager hood with a hard work ethic and a fierce protection for her bro...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Aug 15, 2009, 10:38 pm
Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a peaceful summer…. I haven’t had much time to enter the gate, and I am happy to be back! The summer has been busy here… My daughter had her tonsi...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Aug 11, 2009, 3:01 pm
Julie here, with permission to post for Kim. My joke is that Kim has transformed into an Angelina Jolie type, not with her relationships but with her advocacy. Two years ago if you had told Kim she&...
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Julie Arduini posted an article on The Narrow Gate Invites - Aug 4, 2009, 4:13 pm
Remember me? I don't know where the summer went but I can't believe it's been this long since a Narrow Gate post. I know a bit is going on with Kim and Maria, but today I'll give you...
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