by Julie Lefebure | Dec 22, 2014 | Love Others, personal journey
It was enough to about push me over the edge. We had just buried my mother. I was numb for days after her death, and even longer after her funeral. Christmas would arrive in five days. “Christmas will never be the same without Mom.” I was right. It...
by Julie Lefebure | Dec 10, 2014 | Love Others
I skipped my to-do list today. It was a long one too. –Items to purchase. –Errands to run. –Packages to mail. –Appointments to schedule. If you know me, you know I like to cross things off my to-do list. But I was invited to a...
by Julie Lefebure | Nov 19, 2014 | Love Others
I felt I had been punched in the stomach. “What am I supposed to do with this news??” I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to cry. I had just been told a wonderful man in our community suddenly passed away the night prior. The thing is, he wasn’t...
by Julie Lefebure | Nov 13, 2014 | Love Others
To be completely honest, the first time I met him he scared me. He was the dad of one of my childhood friends. I didn’t have many opportunities to interact with him back then, but when I did, I was intimidated. He was always kind, and never mean to me, but I...
by Julie Lefebure | Nov 12, 2014 | Love Others
You’re a mom who’s raising your children the best way you know how, yet you find yourself second-guessing if you’re doing enough. You’re a teacher of teenagers, and most days it feels both your words and efforts are going in one ear and out the...
by Julie Lefebure | Sep 27, 2014 | Love Others, personal journey
“It Just So Happened…” I had a week of “it just so happened” moments. I don’t believe things “just happen,” but I do believe they happen for a reason. I’ve kept in touch with a few, I guess you could call them,...
