by Julie Lefebure | Jul 18, 2017 | Ramblings
Ever feel overwhelmed? Like you’re in over your head? As if life is swallowing you whole in one big gulp? That was me last week. I found myself drowning in all that was before me. Schedules, deadlines, meetings. Mounds of paperwork and moments of panic. Posts to...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 13, 2017 | Ramblings
I may be the queen of reverting back to my old ways. I wonder, will I ever go a day without completely messing something up? Or saying words I shouldn’t? Or doing what I know better not to do? Perfection for me is doubtful this side of eternity. Take for example...
by Julie Lefebure | May 4, 2017 | Ramblings
My husband and I are again training for the annual bicycle ride across Iowa that happens each July. This will be our fourth RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) together on our tandem bicycle. The ride starts on a Sunday on the west edge of...
by Julie Lefebure | Dec 3, 2016 | Ramblings
A man just lost his wife to cancer. The kids won’t be coming home for Christmas. A young couple has the baby room ready, but the crib will be empty this year. A friend’s world has been rocked in being served divorce papers. Money is tight and it appears...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 24, 2016 | Ramblings
What matters in this life? Is it political parties talking smack and bantering back and forth against each other? Or how about people fighting, rioting, and attacking as they stand up for what they believe in? Is it the building up of ourselves, doing all we can to...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 4, 2016 | Ramblings
Not so long ago I was caught in an awful thunderstorm. The sky turned a weird color of green, the wind rocked my vehicle, rain poured, lightning flashed and thunder roared. I shouldn’t have been driving in it, but I just wanted to get home and get to safety. I...
