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232. What if You Are Not as Unseen as You Feel?
As we step into a brand new year, this episode of Encouragement for Real Life meets the quiet, tender places many of us carry into January. While the world celebrates fresh starts and big resolutions, Julie gently acknowledges a different reality—weariness, grief,...
231. Life on the Other Side of the Field with Brother Steve Gorkow
In this special final episode of 2025, Julie closes out the year with a heartfelt conversation centered on family, faith, and real life. One of Julie's older brothers, Steve Gorkow, a farmer who lives just across the field from her, joins her today. Steve is someone...
230. Celebrate with Purpose
In this final week of the A Different Kind of December series, Julie Lefebure invites you into something simple and sacred as Christmas draws near: to celebrate with purpose. Instead of chasing a picture-perfect holiday, this episode reminds us that Christmas doesn’t...
