by Julie Lefebure | Nov 19, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
Ever feel like you’re fighting an uphill battle with your attitude? Ever wish you could snap your fingers and you could magically change your mindset? Or on any given day would you like to elevate your perspective from your current circumstances? I say yes to...
by Julie Lefebure | Nov 5, 2020 | Encouragement, Love Others
I love the promise of a new day, don’t you? A new day is filled with hope, with God’s fresh mercies, and with wonderful opportunities to make a difference in this world. It provides you and me moments of growth, filled with God’s grace. A new day...
by Julie Lefebure | Nov 3, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
I sit here early this morning in my office. It’s my sanctuary of sorts, especially during this season. In the midst of these current circumstances: the pandemic, the derecho and its devastation, our country’s divisiveness, and living in times unexperienced...
by Julie Lefebure | Oct 29, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
Friend, can I be frank with you today? I find myself tired of this pandemic. This is where I am. I’m tired of wearing masks in public. I’m tired of the pandemic always lingering in the back of my mind. I am tired of the present underlying fear that resides...
by Julie Lefebure | Oct 28, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
What happens when you and I get bumped? What spills out? I had an experience this morning that explains exactly what happens. It was 6:43 a.m. Pick up time at the vet began at 6:45. I parked my car in the parking lot, got out, and made my way in line behind a man...
by Julie Lefebure | Oct 27, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
Am I the only one who feels like I’m losing control these days? Because this season has proven there isn’t much I can control. I can’t control the weather, otherwise I would have stopped the August Iowa derecho. I can’t control this pandemic,...