by Julie Lefebure | Apr 13, 2019 | Bring Your Own Bible and Beverage, Encouragement
Last week I was busy. Well, to clarify, I was more busy than normal. Leading a Bible study, serving at BSF, attending meetings and evening commitments, traveling for work, preparing for a speaking engagement, making time for family, keeping up on the home front,...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 24, 2019 | #revive2019, Encouragement
Funerals tend to put life into perspective for me. Coming face-to-face with my mortality shakes me up. Especially when the funeral is for someone I knew well. A loved one. A friend or family member. Someone I shared life with. And, when I hear spoken words describing...
by Julie Lefebure | Feb 21, 2019 | Encouragement
Words are powerful. They are important. We know that, right? They have the power of life or death within them. Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. Proverbs 18:21 MSG Yes, our words are powerful. We’re taught from our...
by Julie Lefebure | Feb 19, 2019 | Encouragement
I’m writing this on a Tuesday. In mid-February. It’s winter in Iowa. We’ve received 40-some inches of snow this season and we’re expected to receive more tonight. Some of us are tired and weary of all. the. snow. Many of us are walking through...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 18, 2018 | Encouragement
Ever have a perfect plan that didn’t work out? Yeah, me too. I rarely have a guest post on my blog. But, today, you’re in for a treat. Please welcome fellow Iowan, Jennifer Dukes Lee! I’ve had the honor of sharing a stage with her, and let me tell...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 9, 2018 | Encouragement
Her words pierced my ears, then traveled straight to my heart. I could relate to how my friend was feeling, and I wished in that moment I could bear her discouragement for her. I had been in similar shoes recently, and actually, my footprints were still fresh in them....
