by Julie Lefebure | Apr 18, 2015 | Parenting, personal journey, This Lefe Family
Making a list and checking it twice doesn’t just happen at Christmastime. Ask any mom of a soon-to-be high school graduate, and she’ll tell you she’s doing just that. And much, much more. Five weeks from today our youngest will walk across that...
by Julie Lefebure | Apr 16, 2015 | Love God, personal journey
Preparing for our son’s graduation from high school next month, I lost myself in a pile of photographs over the weekend. You probably know the kind. Those of the chubby baby years, the adorable toddler years, and yes, even the long-haired early-teen years. (The...
by Julie Lefebure | Apr 8, 2015 | personal journey, This Lefe Family
Preparing for a long and full day ahead of me, I ran across this appropriate quote… “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say: “I used everything you gave me.”...
by Julie Lefebure | Apr 7, 2015 | Love God, personal journey
It was Girls’ Night out. But you didn’t receive an invitation. The office went out for lunch together. You found out about it after they returned. You overheard friends recalling the fun they had together last night. You were home. Everybody knows the...
by Julie Lefebure | Apr 5, 2015 | Love God, personal journey
Rising from my slumber at 5:20 this morning wasn’t exactly enjoyable. Seriously. I was tired, my eyes ached, and my five hours of sleep just didn’t cut it. But it’s Easter, and the thought of missing out on anything God had for me today was far less...
by Julie Lefebure | Mar 26, 2015 | Love God, personal journey
Maybe it was a mom thing. Maybe it was because we had been looking forward to it for months. Or maybe it was a combination of the rush of adrenaline and the reality of being there. I was on the edge of my seat in the second row. Camera in hand. Tears welling up....