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A recent guest on Focus on the Family Broadcast, Julie Lavender is a journalist, author, and former homeschooling mom of twenty-five years who holds a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. Julie is married to her high-school and college sweetheart, and Julie and David are the parents of four, in-laws of two, and grandparents of one.

Julie loved living in various locations across the country as the wife of a medical entomologist for the United States Navy. After her husband retired from active duty, the family moved back to their hometown, and David began work as a wildlife biologist at a nearby Army installation.

Julie's is the author of Strength for All Seasons: A Mom's Devotional of Powerful Verses and Prayers, published by Zeitgeis A recent guest on Focus on the Family Broadcast, Julie Lavender is a journalist, author, and former homeschooling mom of twenty-five years who holds a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. Julie is married to her high-school and college sweetheart, and Julie and David are the parents of four, in-laws of two, and grandparents of one.

Julie loved living in various locations across the country as the wife of a medical entomologist for the United States Navy. After her husband retired from active duty, the family moved back to their hometown, and David began work as a wildlife biologist at a nearby Army installation.

Julie's is the author of Strength for All Seasons: A Mom's Devotional of Powerful Verses and Prayers, published by Zeitgeist, a Penguin Random House imprint. Children's Bible Stories for Bedtime, also published by Penguin Random House, is available in paperback and hardback, and a bilingual edition launches this year. She also wrote 365 Ways to Love Your Child: Turning Little Moments into Lasting Memories (Revell/Baker Publishing) and co-wrote two devotionals with BroadStreet Publishing. Julie was one of twelve winners for Guideposts Magazine’s writer’s contest and attended a weeklong session in New York with Guideposts editors to learn more about writing for their publications.

Her writing appears in these magazines: Guideposts, Angels on Earth, Mysterious Ways, All Creatures, Clubhouse, Country Woman, Taste of Home, Today’s Christian Woman, Focus on the Family, Mature Living, ParentLife, Refresh, Southern Writers, Homeschooling Today, The Old Schoolhouse, Secret Place, and more.

Julie is the author of the homeschooling and family devotional: 365 Days of Celebration and Praise, the party planning book: Creative Sleepovers for Kids, and three teacher resource books: Wonder Women of the Bible, Super Men of the Bible, and Scripture Adventures.

Her work is also included in various compilations, like, Lighthouse Bible Studies’ Heart Renovation and Feed Your Soul with the Word of God, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Touched by an Angel, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Positive, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Merry Christmas, Gary Chapman’s Love is a Verb: 365 Daily Inspirations to Bring Love Alive, Guideposts’ True Stories of Extraordinary Answers to Prayer: The Desires of Your Heart, and Short and Sweet Too.
Julie contributed curriculum lessons in more than two dozen Group Publishing, Incorporated books and previously wrote for the children’s section of the Denver Post.

She is represented by Cyle Young, of Cyle Young Literary Elite.

Julie loves spending time with her family, baking, and traveling to new places.
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	Childrens Bible Stories for Bedtime: To Grow in Faith & Love 4.60 avg rating — 75 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	365 Ways to Love Your Child: Turning Little Moments into Lasting Memories 4.67 avg rating — 69 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strength for All Seasons: A Mom's Devotional of Powerful Verses and Prayers 4.61 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Childrens Advent Stories for Bedtime (Fully Illustrated): Celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas by Julie Lavender (Goodreads Author), David Lavender, Shahar Kober (Illustrator) 4.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gingerbread House it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seal by Julie Lavender (Goodreads Author), David Lavender (primary_contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creative Sleepovers for Kids! : Fun Activities, Themes, and Ideas for Overnight Parties for Boys or Girls it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Leopard by Julie Lavender (Goodreads Author), David Lavender (primary_contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The East Idaho Stagecoach Robbery Treasure (Nate and Nora Explore America's Hidden Treasures) by Julie Lavender (Goodreads Author), David Lavendar, Brett Curzon (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Refresh Your Prayers: Uncommon Devotions to Restore Power and Praise

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Julie Lavender said: " Hatcher does it again! When I read an earlier book by Lori Hatcher, Refresh Your Faith, I couldn’t wait for more from her. With easy to read, but deeply moving, devotions on each page, you’ll feel like you’re sitting across the table from a sweet, sm ...more "

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Before the Throne (An 8-Week Bible Study): Finding Strength through Prayer in Difficult Times

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Julie Lavender said: " Crickett Keeth’s eight-week Bible study illuminates the power of prayer during challenging days and desperate circumstances. The honest, transparent prayers of those mighty ones such as Moses, Hezekiah, Habakkuk, and more shed light into a dark world ...more "

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Julie Lavender said: " This book by Marilyn Nutter and April White is a beacon of light for those who've found themselves on a journey they didn't plan nor desire. Nutter and White offer hope in the midst of challenging life-journeys, through their stories and the contribu ...more "

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“Wherever change takes me, I want to meet God there and worship Him with my thoughts and actions and words and deeds.”
― Julie Lavender, Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character

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“God is bigger than any of life's fires that we face.”
― Julie Lavender, Heart Renovation: A Construction Guide to Godly Character

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