Julie Lefebure

'Tis The Season To Be...
2022-12-08 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
We know what the Christmas carol says, “‘Tis the season to be…jolly.” Right??
We know this, yet why is the Christmas season not always this way? Why is it filled with stress, busyness, and grief so often instead? Why is it sometimes anything–and everything–but jolly?
Well, we have a choice in the matter, and a we are on a mission to change that this year. We are embracing this season in an entirely new way! A way that allows space for some jolly! Want to join us in this mission?
Come to our next Real Encouragement LIVE! to prepare your heart for the holiday!
‘Tis the season to be…
Yes, jolly!
Find out how and why this matters, receive timely encouragement, an infusion of hope, and connection with other women who desire a wonderful holiday season like you.
Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life.
God offers us help and hope, and as we gather together, we will learn His truths about this season and why it all matters. We will be reminded of how to embrace this season with renewed awe and wonder, instead of with all the glitter and tinsel the world offers. It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
Biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
an abundance of festive treats and snacks

Come join us!
Tickets and additional details are below.

For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you!
(This event is formerly known as BYOB and B.)

Bloom Where You Are Planted
2023-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
Bloom where you are planted. It isn’t just a cute saying in springtime, no. But it’s an abundant way to live!
Sometimes we wish we were planted elsewhere, or we look at where someone else is planted and we desire that space instead. Sometimes we don’t feel equipped to bloom or we’re too busy looking at how others are blooming. Or sometimes we don’t feel our blooming is enough… pretty enough, powerful enough, or good enough. The thing is, nothing could be farther from the truth.
God call us to bloom where we are planted.
Right where He has us.
This is the subject of our next women’s event, Real Encouragement LIVE! You’ll find this uplifting evening full of hope, inspiration, and practical helps to live the abundant life God calls us to.
Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about blooming where He has planted us and why this matters. We will also be reminded of how to fully embrace the life He has given us and how to better live in the moments we’re blessed with. Because blooming matters… to us, to others, and to God! It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
Biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
Roscoe’s Pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Come join us!
Bloom where you are planted, friend!
Tickets and additional details are below.

For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you!
(This event is formerly known as BYOB and B.)

Coffee and Conversation April 21
2023-04-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Scooters Coffee Edgewood, 2300 Edgewood Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404, United States
Coffee and Conversation April 21
Looking for a smaller gathering to connect with other women and be encouraged in truth? Come to Coffee and Conversation April 21!
As we girls gather over coffee, tea, or some other yummy drink in Scooters’ private room, we will enjoy connecting and finding encouragement through each other and God’s Word, the Bible. A casual time of conversation and getting to know each other better will be filled with much hope and joy. You’ll leave encouraged and equipped, ready to make a difference in this world.
Come for as long as your schedule allows for coffee, conversation, connection and community. Feel free to purchase a beverage and/or food as well, but it’s not required.
Also, if you normally don’t like going to places or events alone, please know many of us will be showing up by ourselves. It’s okay! You’ll feel welcomed and loved, minus any sort of awkwardness in coming by yourself. You’ll be in good company!
I can’t wait to have coffee and conversation with you! If you can, let me know you’re coming!
I’ll see you then!

Access my free encouraging Resources such as printables, lock screens, bookmarks, scavenger hunts, and social posts here!

Living Beyond Brokenness
2023-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
We live in a broken world, so it’s no wonder we experience brokenness in it! It’s one thing we each have in common, even if our brokenness may be in different forms. Is living beyond brokenness possible? It is! And this brokenness doesn’t have to define us, nor does it need to ruin or run our lives. In fact, what appears to be broken in our lives may be exactly what God uses for good.
Living beyond brokenness is possible.
And it’s a powerful reason to rise above our current circumstances and make a difference in this world.
This is the subject of our next women’s event, Real Encouragement LIVE! You’ll find this uplifting evening full of hope, inspiration, and practical helps to live the abundant life God desires us to, even through our brokenness.
Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about our broken world and the broken people who reside in it, and why this matters. We will also be reminded of what God has to say about brokenness and what He does with it. You might be pleasantly surprised to find out! It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
Roscoe’s Pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Come join us!
Living beyond brokenness is a beautiful way to live!
Tickets and additional details are below.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you

This Moment Matters
2023-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
This moment matters. This very one we’re living in right now. We’ve not lived it before, nor will we be able to live it every again. It’s different than the moment before it and the one after. But so many of us are missing these everyday, run-of-the-mill moments of life. If they aren’t memorable or monumental, we tend to gloss over them. And many times we miss them because something distracts us from them. God doesn’t gloss over them, nor is He ever distracted from them. He’s the Creator of our moments, so why don’t we consider them more important than we normally do?
God has a better way for us to live. To embrace our moments because this moment matters.
This moment matters. Right here, right now.
I wrote a book about this subject and how distractions are running and ruling our lives. How they are taking over these priceless moments and what we can do about it. This is the subject of our next women’s event, Real Encouragement LIVE! You’ll find this uplifting evening full of hope, inspiration, and practical helps to live the abundant life God desires us to through each and every moment. The book is titled, Right Now Matters: Empowering Right-Now Women in a Culture of Distraction. It releases in October, but I will be sharing some of its content in our time together!
You can even pre-order the book with your ticket! (It won’t be available at the event, but you’ll get it before anyone else! I will ship a signed copy too you likely the second week of October.)
Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about how this moment matters and how we can begin living as such. We will look at what God has to say about this and why this matters to Him. It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
Roscoe’s Pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Come join us!
This moment matters and we get to live it!
Tickets and additional details are below.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Check out A Place 4 Friends here.

Right Now Matters at Christmastime
2023-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
The Christmas season is fast approaching. With the typical holiday hustle and bustle and all things glittery and gold, it can be easy to miss the priceless moments of the season happening right in front of us.
But not this year.
This year we’re taking a stand to stay in the moment and be present, and we’re doing something about it–proactively!
Right Now Matters at Christmastime is an evening for women to pause life for a couple hours and to be encouraged and equipped at the beginning of what can be known as the most stressful time of year. God has a better way for us to live in this season. It’s one of peace, calm, and joy, and believe it or not, it’s more achievable than we realize!
Christmas time is too important to live it distracted.
Right now matters at Christmastime.
I wrote a book about embracing right-now moments and living in the present. It’s called Right Now Matters: Empowering Right-Now Women in a Culture of Distraction, and we’re taking this concept a step forward as we apply it to our lives in the Christmas season. This season is one of the most special of the year, yet this world tells us to do more, to be more, to decorate and bake more, and to spend more than we need to. There’s got to be more to live than this, and friend, there is!
Right now matters at Christmastime and all the time.
Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about the Christmas season and how we can stay present and live in every moment of it. We will look at what God has to say about this and why this matters to Him. It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged, just in time for the holidays.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
Roscoe’s Pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Come join us!
Tickets and additional details are below.
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If you have trouble, please contact me here.
Find my book, Right Now Matters, here.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Check out A Place 4 Friends here.

Right Now Matters Bible Study Online Group
2024-01-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Online on Zoom
2024 is the year of the Right-Now Woman!
Ready to go deeper with God and yourself as you learn what it means to live as a Right-Now Woman in 2024?
Then this is for you! Come study the Bible with me in January and February.
I’m hosting two free group studies to walk through the Right Now Matters Bible Study: A 28-Day Guided Adventure to Living as a Right Now Woman.
Join this Right Now Matters Bible Study Online Group.
Never participated in a Bible study before? Or you’ve participated in many? Take comfort in knowing this study is designed for all experience and Bible knowledge levels.
The Details:

The Right Now Matters Bible Study: A 28-Day Guided Adventure to Living as a Right Now Woman is the companion to Right Now Matters: Empowering Right-Now Women in a Culture of Distraction.
It’s designed to help us women live the abundant lives Jesus came to give us by overcoming the distractions that plague us in our daily lives. This study helps us go deeper with God and with ourselves. We will dig into Scripture and study God’s Word for how to live in the moment and to receive all God has for us.
I’m offering the opportunity to walk through the study with other women who, like you, desire all God has for them in this life.
I fully believe we are better together! The experience of gathering together once a week will help us get more out of this study than if we did it alone.
We have two groups:

This Right Now Matters Bible Study Online Group will meet on Mondays on Zoom, from 6-7 p.m. The In-Person Group will meet on Thursdays in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 6-7:30 p.m. Choose which group best fits your needs. We will meet for five sessions, once each week for five weeks (1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12). During our first time together will be laying the groundwork for the study and getting to know each other. You won’t need to have anything prepared or read in advance before our first session.
You will want to purchase Right Now Matters and the Right Now Matters Bible Study in advance.
Currently you can find them both on Amazon. I will also have a supply on hand for the in-person group on our first evening together. The Amazon links are here: Right Now Matters and the Right Now Matters Bible Study.
Register at the link below.
After you register for your preferred group, you will receive additional information that will pertain to your group before we meet for our first session. Again, there’s not cost to attend.

REGISTER HERE
I can’t wait to study God’s Word with you and to live as Right-Now Women together this year!

If you have any questions, please contact me here.

Right Now Matters Bible Study In Person Group
2024-01-18 18:00 - 19:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
2024 is the year of the Right-Now Woman!
Ready to go deeper with God and yourself as you learn what it means to live as a Right-Now Woman in 2024?
Then this is for you! Come study the Bible with me in January and February.
I’m hosting two free group studies to walk through the Right Now Matters Bible Study: A 28-Day Guided Adventure to Living as a Right Now Woman.
Join this Right Now Matters Bible Study In Person Group.
Never participated in a Bible study before? Or you’ve participated in many? Take comfort in knowing this study is designed for all experience and Bible knowledge levels.
The Details:

The Right Now Matters Bible Study: A 28-Day Guided Adventure to Living as a Right Now Woman is the companion to Right Now Matters: Empowering Right-Now Women in a Culture of Distraction.
It’s designed to help us women live the abundant lives Jesus came to give us by overcoming the distractions that plague us in our daily lives. This study helps us go deeper with God and with ourselves. We will dig into Scripture and study God’s Word for how to live in the moment and to receive all God has for us.
I’m offering the opportunity to walk through the study with other women who, like you, desire all God has for them in this life.
I fully believe we are better together! The experience of gathering together once a week will help us get more out of this study than if we did it alone.
We have two groups:

This Right Now Matters Bible Study In Person Group will meet on Thursdays at A Place 4 Friends in Cedar Rapids, IA, from 6-7:30 p.m. The Online Group will meet on Zoom on Mondays from 6-7 p.m. Choose which group best fits your needs. We will meet for five sessions, once each week for five weeks (1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15). During our first time together will be laying the groundwork for the study and getting to know each other. You won’t need to have anything prepared or read in advance before our first session.
You will want to purchase Right Now Matters and the Right Now Matters Bible Study in advance.
Currently you can find them both on Amazon. I will also have a supply on hand for the in-person group on our first evening together. The Amazon links are here: Right Now Matters and the Right Now Matters Bible Study.
Register at the link below.
After you register for your preferred group, you will receive additional information that will pertain to your group before we meet for our first session. Again, there’s not cost to attend.

REGISTER HERE
I can’t wait to study God’s Word with you and to live as Right-Now Women together this year!

If you have any questions, please contact me here.

Reflect, Realign, and Refocus
2024-03-28 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
Winter will soon be over. By the time of our next Real Encouragement LIVE! event, it will be! Are you ready to reflect, realign, and refocus?
With a new season comes the opportunity to step back from the hustle of life to reflect, realign, and refocus our lives where necessary. To pause long enough to examine what’s working, what’s not working, and to make a plan moving forward. We are doing this at our next women’s evening of encouragement!
God has good plans for our lives, and at our Reflect, Realign, and Refocus event, we will examine His truth and align them up with our current real-life circumstances. We will replenish our weary souls and find encouragement and hope we are so desperately looking for. This isn’t just a feel-good girls’ night out, but it’s designed with a purpose in mind. To fill our weary selves back up, to encourage our hearts, and to equip us to live abundant and joy-filled lives that impact the world around us.
Because we can’t begin to live abundant and joy-filled lives if we’re running on empty and are just trying to keep up all the time.
It’s time to Reflect, Realign, and Refocus.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about the importance of reflecting, realigning, and refocusing and how we can do this regularly. We will look at what God has to say about this and why this matters to Him. It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
Roscoe’s Pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life. Come join us!
Tickets and additional details are below.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Check out A Place 4 Friends here.

Halting the Hurried Life
2024-06-24 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
This world is in a hurry. The days fly by and the months even faster. How can it be that 2024 is almost half over already?
If you’re feeling like time is speeding by and are tired of living the hurried and hustled life, plan to attend our next Real Encouragement LIVE! event on Monday, June 24 in Cedar Rapids! It’s called Halting the Hurried Life, and it’s one that may impact your life for days, weeks, and months to come.
This evening is designed with you in mind. We’ll pause our schedules, our to-do lists, and our pace for just a couple of hours to catch our breath, to encourage our hearts, to fill our souls (and our stomachs), and to leave lighter than when we arrived. We’ll be equipped to live abundant and joy-filled lives that impact the world around us. You won’t want to miss this fun girls’ night out with a purpose!
Because we can’t begin to live abundant and joy-filled lives if we’re hurrying through life.
It’s time to halt the Hurried Life.
As we gather together, we will learn God’s truths about the importance of our pace, of rest, and of living with intention. We will look at what God has to say about this and why this matters to Him. It’s going to be a great evening together, and you’ll leave feeling uplifted, empowered, and encouraged.
You will also enjoy:

fellowship with other women like you who desire connection
biblical teaching and truth
time to laugh, smile, and take a breath
taking time for you, to further equip you for this adventure of life
pizza for dinner, so don’t eat beforehand!

Receive encouragement for your real life LIVE!
Because encouragement matters in this life. Come join us!
Tickets and additional details are below.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Check out A Place 4 Friends here.

Speak Life: Embracing God's Truth in Self-Talk
2024-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
What do we say to ourselves? Do we speak words of hope and promise to ourselves like we do with family and friends, or is our self-talk tainted with disapproval, negativity, and degradation? What we say to ourselves matters. More important, God’s truth in self-talk matters. In fact, it’s the subject of our next women’s Evening of Encouragement!

Are you ready to break free from self-doubt, guilt, or negativity?
Would you like to learn how to replace harmful self-talk with words that lift, encourage, and reflect God’s promises?
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to replace negative self-talk with truths from the Bible, recognizing lies vs. God’s Word?

If you answered yes to any of these, then you won’t want to miss our next women’s Evening of Encouragement!
Speak Life: Embracing God’s Truth in Self-Talk
You’ll experience fellowship, a time for self-reflection, and biblical wisdom as we explore the life-changing power of faith-centered self-talk. Discover tools for renewing your mind and filling your heart with God’s love and truth. It’s time to halt negative self-talk and replace it with your true identity seen through the eyes of your Creator. You’ll walk away feeling energized, hopeful, and inspired in newness of life and faith.
We’ll also enjoy Roscoe’s Pizza, bottled water, and some sweet treats!
Bring a friend to join you for this encouraging and hope-filled event.
Tickets and additional details are below.
For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Check out A Place 4 Friends here.

Coffee and Calling: Choosing Your Word for 2025
2025-01-04 08:30 - 10:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
Start the new year with purpose and a heart ready to follow God’s calling! Join us for Coffee and Calling, a special gathering where women come together over a warm cup of coffee (or tea or sweet drink) to reflect, connect, and prayerfully choose a guiding word for 2025.
What You’ll Experience:

A short devotional to inspire your heart and focus your mind.
Guided reflection time to help you discover your word for the year.
Encouragement and fellowship with other women of faith.
A beautiful takeaway to keep your chosen word front and center in 2025.

What to Bring:

Yourself, a friend, and an open heart! Maybe a notebook if you’re a note taker.
Feel free to bring your favorite coffee or warm drink, or choose from our coffee, tea, or hot chocolate options.

Whether you’re stepping into the new year with excitement or uncertainty, this Coffee and Calling event is designed to help you find clarity, courage, and spiritual direction as you embrace God’s calling for your life.
Let’s start the year together in faith and friendship.
Reserve your spot today! Only 30 available!

For more ways to stay encouraged, check out my Free Resources such as lock screens, printables, bookmarks, and social posts. All free for you.
Find more about Scooter’s here.

The Life You Long For
2025-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
Stop Waiting. Start Living the Life God Designed for You. The life you long for is closer than you think.
Are you longing for a more full, more free, more meaningful life — but feel like you’re stuck waiting for the “right” moment to begin?
Do you feel as if the life you’ve always desired to live is beyond your reach?
It’s time to stop wishing and waiting and start living the life God has already designed for you.
Join us for The Life You Long For.
This special women’s event is filled with encouragement, inspiration, and practical and biblical truth. Together, we’ll explore how to embrace the abundant life God offers — right here, right now — even if life doesn’t look exactly how we expected or how we envisioned life would be.
Come discover how to:

Overcome what holds you back from living fully today
Find joy and contentment in every season
Step boldly into the purpose God has for you
Live with renewed faith, courage, and hope

You don’t have to wait for “someday.” The life you long for is closer than you think.
Bring a friend and join us for a night of connection, truth, and new beginnings! We’ll enjoy pizza from Roscoe’s Pizza, too.
Step into your abundant life today.

Event Details:
📅 Date: June 5, 2025🕕 Time: 6-8 p.m.📍 Location: A Place 4 Friends in Cedar Rapids
Space is limited — only 25 seats available. Reserve your spot today!
Learn more about Julie’s 1-on-1 Abundant Life Mentoring here.
Access Julie’s free Resource Library to help you stay encouraged here.

Avoid These 5 Mistakes Women Make Daily
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Online on Zoom
Avoid These 5 Mistakes Women Make Daily
(Especially During the Holidays)
Are you making any of these 5 mistakes women make?
Before the holiday season rushes in, take an intentional hour to slow down, breathe, and realign your heart with what matters most.
In this live online event, Abundant Life Mentor Julie Lefebure shares five common mistakes women make daily—especially during full seasons—and how to replace them with peace, purpose, and presence.
You’ll walk away encouraged, equipped, and ready to live fully (not frantically) through the holidays ahead.
Date: Monday, November 17, 2025Time: 7–8 p.m. CTLocation: Online (link provided after registration)Replay: Included with all tickets
You’ll Discover
🌿 The five daily patterns that quietly steal your joy🌿 Simple, biblical shifts that lead to peace and freedom🌿 Encouragement to live full, not frantic, no matter your season🌿 A refreshing space to reset your soul before the holidays begin
Choose Your Ticket
General Admission — $15
Includes:
> Live access to the 1-hour event on Monday, November 17
> Replay access (available for 10 days after the event)
> Digital event notes + Scripture guide
VIP Experience — $25
Includes everything in General Admission plus:
🌸 Exclusive printable workbook: “Live Full, Not Frantic” (includes reflection prompts + journaling space)🌸 Access to the VIP After Party Q&A (15 minutes immediately following the event)🌸 Extended replay access (30 days)🌸 Entry into two special giveaways for 1) a Speak Life Scripture Card set, and 2) a 30-minute Abundant Life Mentoring call
Can’t Make It Live?
No worries—your ticket includes full replay access! You can watch anytime that week, pause, take notes, and revisit your favorite moments.
Register Today
Give yourself the gift of a peaceful, purposeful start to the holiday season. Choose your ticket below.
About Julie
Julie Lefebure is an Abundant Life Mentor, author of Right Now Matters and Right Now Matters Bible Study, and host of the Encouragement for Real Life Podcast. Julie helps women live the full, abundant life God promises—right now, in their real, everyday lives.
Find more encouragement at julielefebure.com.

Coffee and Calling: Choosing Your Word for 2026
2026-01-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Online on Zoom
As 2026 begins, take an intentional hour to slow down, breathe, and tune in to what God is speaking over your year ahead.
In this live online gathering, Abundant Life Mentor Julie Lefebure will guide you through a meaningful process to help you prayerfully choose your word for 2026—a word that will shape your focus, fuel your faith, and anchor your heart in the year to come.
You’ll walk away encouraged, grounded, and equipped to enter the new year with clarity and confidence.
Choose your word for 2026.

Date & Time
Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026Time: 9 –10 a.m. CTLocation: Online (link provided after registration)Replay: Included with all tickets

What You’ll Experience
☕ A short devotional to inspire your heart and center your mind🌿 Guided reflection time to help you uncover your word for 2026💛 Encouragement and fellowship with other women of faith📄 Digital event notes

What to Bring
• Yourself, a friend, and an open heart (this will make a great holiday gift!)• Your favorite coffee, tea, or cozy drink

Choose Your Ticket
General Admission — $15
Includes:

Live access to the 1-hour event
Replay access
Digital event notes + Scripture guide

VIP Experience — $25
Includes everything in General Admission plus:🌸 Exclusive printable keepsake to keep your word front and center all year long🌸 Access to the VIP After Party Q&A (15 minutes immediately following the event)🌸 Entry into two special giveaways • A set of Speak Life Scripture Cards • A 30-minute Abundant Life Mentoring call

Can’t Make It Live?
Every ticket includes full replay access! Watch anytime that week, pause, take notes, and revisit the parts that matter most.

Reserve Your Spot
Start your new year with clarity, courage, and spiritual direction.Choose your ticket below and save your seat today!

About Julie
Julie Lefebure is an Abundant Life Mentor, author of Right Now Matters and Right Now Matters Bible Study, and host of the Encouragement for Real Life Podcast. Julie helps women live the full, abundant life God promises—right now, in their real, everyday lives.

God Didn't Bring You This Far to Just Exist
2026-05-02 09:00 - 11:00 | A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405, United States
Have you ever felt like you’re just… going through the motions?
Doing all the things you’re supposed to do…Showing up where you’re needed…Keeping life moving forward…
But deep down, you know there’s more.
More peace.More purpose.More joy.More life.
Friend, you weren’t created to just exist.And God didn’t bring you this far to leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or running on empty.
Our May 2nd morning gathering is a space to pause, breathe, and reconnect—with God and with the life He’s calling you into.
Together, we’ll talk about:

Why you feel stuck even when life looks “fine”
The quiet ways we settle without realizing it
What it actually looks like to live fully right where you are
Simple, faith-rooted shifts that help you move from surviving to truly living

This won’t be overwhelming.It won’t be complicated.This will be real, honest, and life-giving.
You’ll leave feeling:

Refreshed and refocused
Grounded in truth
Encouraged in your current season
And reminded of who you are and what God is inviting you into

Event Details
Saturday, May 29:00–11:00 AMBring your favorite coffee or beverage (We’ll enjoy a light breakfast.)
A Place 4 Friends, 212 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids
Come as you are. No pressure. No perfection needed.

Who This Is For
This is for the woman who:

Loves God but feels a little off or stuck lately
Is tired of just getting through her days
Knows she was made for more, but isn’t sure what that looks like right now
Wants a simple, meaningful reset

If something in you is whispering “I need this”…Then this is for you.
Grab your coffee, invite a friend, and come spend a Saturday morning investing in your soul.
Find Julie’s free encouraging resources at julielefebure.com/resources.
