by Julie Lefebure | Aug 19, 2020 | #open2020, Love God
Last Monday as my husband and I watched in horror the pieces of our home flying past our windows, carried by 100 mph derecho winds, I voiced out loud, “God protect us.” That’s all I could say. God protect us. For over an hour the wind blew. Trees...
by Julie Lefebure | Aug 18, 2020 | #open2020, Love God
I’m updating my thinking today. I’m declaring 2020 is making you and me–all of us–stronger, better, and more resilient people. Because I’m tired of wishing 2020 was over. I’m tired of being on edge, wondering what other pandemic or...
by Julie Lefebure | Aug 17, 2020 | #open2020, Encouragement
Wow. What a week we’ve experienced here in Iowa! Last Monday, with 20 minutes of warning, a derecho (never heard this term before last week) ripped through the center of our state, leaving much damage and destruction is its wake. Unfortunately, we, along with...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 31, 2020 | personal journey, Real Life
I remember it as if it happened two weeks ago. I was driving to work in the winter of 1994, maneuvering through the “S curve” of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In minutes I would arrive to the office and do what I had done every work day for the last seven...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 30, 2020 | #open2020, Love God
I’ve mentioned before I pray as I walk down our dusty gravel road each morning. As I lift my eyes to the heavens and take in the beauty of the early morning sky, I can’t help but feel God’s presence surrounding me. It’s then the truth of...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 26, 2020 | #open2020, Real Life
Be the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.H. Jackson Brown, Jr. H. Jackson Brown, Jr., that’s a tall order, sir. It is for me anyway. I want to be the most positive and enthusiastic person I know. Really, I do. But, in all reality, I know I’m...
