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...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 1, 2020 | #open2020, Personal memories
Today we turn the page of our calendars to a brand new month. Welcome, September! But, before we get too far into the first day of this new month, I’m pausing for a moment to look back and reflect on August 2020. This is one month I won’t soon forget. Why?...
by Julie Lefebure | Aug 25, 2020 | #open2020
Four of our farm cats had kittens early this summer. Keep in mind, 18 months ago we had 2 farm cats. But, those 2 grew to 7 last year, and this year those 7 grew to 24. Yes, you read that right… 24 cats! (I’m not the Crazy Cat Lady. Really, I’m not!)...
