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...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 16, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
I struck up a conversation this morning with a Target employee as he was busily restocking the toilet paper shelves. (Arriving to the store earlier than normal, I was hoping to beat the rush. I found out that didn’t make much of a difference.) Anyway, this...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 15, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
What do we do now? No sports. No public events. Not even church. No Bible study either. Some don’t have school, or work, or appointments. Everything is canceled. Cancellations and social distancing are the words of the day. This COVID-19 pandemic is spreading...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 14, 2020 | #open2020, Love God
Fear and anxiety. It can feel as if they are attempting to swallow us whole at times. Or am I the only one? Especially when it feels like this world–and life–is reeling out of control. Or when a pandemic hits. Or when we lose our focus and footing....
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 13, 2020 | #open2020
A desire wells within me each year during late February into March. A desire to travel to somewhere warm, tropical, and beach-ish. (I don’t think beach-ish is a word, but it’s fitting for my desire today. I love the beach!) With a couple trips already...