by Julie Lefebure | Oct 1, 2020 | #open2020
Well, here we are. October 2020. Can you even believe it? Summer flew by and fall is in full swing. We have just three months left of this year. Crazy, is it not?! But, before I fully welcome October, I’m taking a moment today to reflect on the month that felt...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 29, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
I hear it almost daily. “This has been the worst year ever!” “2020 stinks!” “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over!” 2020 has been a trying year for sure. At least for the first nine months. The pandemic that’s turned us all...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 27, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
I can’t remember his name, but my daughter might. I certainly recall the experience, however. We were sitting at the long, white bench-style lunch table, enjoying school chicken nuggets and broccoli. She was in second grade, and I stopped in that day to have...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 22, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
I opened my inbox to find the email. It read “…we won’t be working together for this event.” Those words punched me in the gut, even though I imagine the email was written in the kindest way possible. It went on to share the quantity of people...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 17, 2020 | #open2020, Parenting
Fellow mom, I don’t need to tell you how hard parenting can be some days. You already know that. But, what I do need to tell you today is this truth: you are making a powerful impact. It may not seem like it nor feel like it today, but you are. Because no one...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 3, 2020 | #open2020, Love God
You know the familiar saying… “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Right? Well, I found a few others: “When life gives you lemons, make a cake.” (Yum!) “When life gives you lemons, throw the lemons back.” (Sounds good...