Children need to feel loved, valued, and appreciated every day Growing up in a financially strapped South Georgia farming family, Julie Lavender learned to appreciate small yet meaningful affirmations of love when her parents found ways to visibly demonstrate their feelings. Later, when she had her own children, she delighted in finding creative ways to express her love for them, as well as for the children whose lives she touched through teaching school and volunteering in the children's ministry at her church.In 365 Ways to Love Your Child , Julie encourages moms, dads, and anyone who works with children to show kids every day with simple but meaningful gestures and activities how very much they are loved. These tangible acts of love show your kids they are valued by you and, most especially, by God. Julie Lavender is the award-winning author of several books, including 365 Days of Celebration and Praise and Creative Sleepovers for Kids! , and coauthor of Come and Behold Him . Her work has appeared in several anthologies and curricula, as well as many magazines, such as The Upper Room , Guideposts , Homeschooling Today , ParentLife , Clubhouse , Today's Christian Woman , and Focus on the Family . Julie has a master's degree in early childhood education, taught public school in three states, and delighted in homeschooling her four children in six states during her husband's navy career. She writes faith-based articles for her local newspaper and is a regular contributor to several websites and blogs on parenting topics.

Julie lives with her husband, David, in South Georgia, not far from the charming city of Savannah.