by Julie Lefebure | Mar 23, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
Sometimes we don’t know how good we’ve had it until it’s absent. Until it’s not there anymore. As the saying goes, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” (Thomas Haynes Bayly). Whether that’s a person or a thing or a place, we...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 21, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
So, here we are at the end of a crazy week. Probably the craziest week I’ve ever experienced! COVID-19 has surely turned life upside-down for us all. We’re all trying to find our way through the maze of emotions, news feeds, and reality. Two things are for...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 20, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
Scrolling through my Facebook feed last night, my friend, Rhonda’s, post stopped my scroll. With her permission, I’m sharing it. It read, “Calm is Contagious.” I’ve had plenty of moments in the last week when calm wasn’t the word...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 19, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
You know, sometimes the best thing we can do is to simply do the next best thing. Maybe you’re a little like me. When you wake in the morning, it feels like a normal day. Morning fog begins to lift as you try to recall what day of the week it is. Then,...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 18, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
If you’re like me, sometimes what we don’t know is the most unsettling. Especially in uncertain times like this. I am thinking of you and praying for you today, friend. I may not know exactly what you are experiencing in this moment, but I can relate to...