Encouragement for Real Life

What do you get when you cross a lifelong friend since 5th grade and this podcast? Our guest episode for the month! Julie's friend, Patty McDorman, a faith-filled and full-of-life woman, offers us hope, inspiration, and encouragement for abundant living.  You're spirit will be lifted and your steps will feel lighter after listening! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning a...

In this episode we explore the sixth element of abundant life: Joyful Gratitude. It's a must if we want to live the abundant lives Jesus came to give us. Listen in to learn how to cultivate gratitude and why it's so important. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lig...

In this episode we explore the fifth element of abundant life: Purposeful Presence. If you know Julie at all, you know this is a subject she is passionate about, and she shares how important this is to thriving in the abundant life Jesus came to give us. You'll receive timely action steps to stay present in your real life today. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as sh...

The fourth element to living an abundant life can be a challenging one for many of us: Spiritual Surrender. In this episode, however, Julie shares key Scriptures that offer us hope and three surrender shifts that refreshes our perspective on this subject. You'll leave this episode appreciating surrender's role in living the life you were designed to live. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure,...

In our third week of the Summer of Abundance series, Julie helps us to understand the importance of the third second element of abundant life: Intimacy with God. You'll receive tangible ways to grow your relationship with God by staying close to Him. Abundant life is yours this summer! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real li...

It's our guest episode for the month, and this year as Julie features guests who have greatly impacted her life, she shares with us today a recent conversation with the woman who invited her to accept Jesus into her life in 1991. As Reverend Barbara Furman shares her story, she inspires us  to live in hope and true abundance amidst our current circumstances. Be ready to grow in your faith today! J...

In our second week of the Summer of Abundance series, Julie helps us understand the importance of the second element of abundant life: a renewed mindset. This matters more than we think it does. You'll receive practical tools and ideas to help you align your thoughts with Jesus'. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life rig...

Our summer series, Summer of Abundance, begins today, and we dive right into the abundant life element that is the foundation for all the others. This series is designed to not only encourage your heart but to assist you in embracing the abundant life Jesus came to give you. This life is more than what most people think! You'll have a good grasp of really who you are after this episode. Join Abund...

It's a big day on the podcast as we celebrate 200 episodes with stories, a few surprises, some behind-the-scenes glimpses, and most of all—gratitude. Praise God! Julie answers your questions and shares some exciting news. Come join the celebration that you helped make happen! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right n...

Life is rarely what we expect or imagine, but it can still be abundant. Julie sits down with her daughter, Alissa Studt, in this guest episode, and they discuss real life faith, the importance of family, her business, and Alissa's word for the year. Alissa helps us to see blooming where we're planted is a beautiful way to live! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she...

If you’ve ever wondered, "Does any of this really matter?" or "Is God really using me?"—today’s episode is for you. Your growth impacts others and glorifies God long after the first signs of blooming. Your bloom isn’t the end of the story, it's just the beginning. God is using you and your presence more than you realize. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers...

Don't we sometimes wish we were planted elsewhere? Or that we were designed differently... maybe like someone else? Yet, God knows what's best for us, in what conditions and situations we'll thrive and grow to our fullest potential. If you're struggling to bloom where you are, this episode will encourage your heart! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real...

We begin a new series in this new month: Bloom Where You're Planted, and in this episode Julie leads us to hope when we cannot see progress in our lives. Just like a seed planted in soil, it appears as if nothing is happening underground. But this doesn't mean progress isn't taking place. The same goes with us! Listen in to be encouraged. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday mor...

It's our guest episode of the month today, and you're in for a treat! Joining Julie are two of her childhood friends, Karen Wacker and Sheila Schulte, who are close friends of hers still today. They share stories and encouragement, complete with belly laughs (even with a snort!). They shed some tears of both joy and challenges, and they remind us how important friendships are in life. You'll be en...

This is the fourth episode in our Spring Cleaning For the Soul series, and we discuss how sometimes our perspective becomes cloudy from disappointment, discouragement, negative thinking, and life circumstances. Could it be time to get out the cleaning cloth? Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh...

We live in a distracted world, so it's no wonder we face distractions daily. They aren't just annoying, but they are keeping us from living the abundant lives Jesus came to give us. Julie gives us some tangible ideas of how to overcome these distractions and to embrace the undistracted life. Listen in to be encouraged today! Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she of...

We've all been there, and maybe you're there now. Exhausted. Continuing on in our Spring Cleaning for the Soul series, in this episode Julie leads us through the varying kinds of weariness and exhaustion, how we get there, and what we can do to find rest and refreshment again. Listen in--your soul will thank you for it. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers...

Are you feeling like you're "dead inside," or have you ever felt this way? A number of reasons can contribute to causing this feeling, and Julie, in this episode, discusses this. We're spring cleaning our souls this month, and today we're cleaning up the cobwebs in our life so our souls can be fresh with life and hope. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers r...

Joining Julie on this guest episode is her son, Zach Lefebure. Zach shares his wisdom, he encourages us to live boldly, and he helps us remember the importance of building relationships with others. Plus, Julie and Zach talk about their mother/son relationship, what they're doing well in it and what they could do better. Listen in to be inspired! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morni...

Are you experiencing a storm in your life or know someone who is? None of us like them and none of us are immune to them. But we can find hope and peace even as we walk through the storms of this life. Julie shares how in this episode and gives us tangible ways to not just survive the storms but to thrive through them. Don't miss this one! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as s...

We have an enemy, and the lies this enemy tells us can sometimes sound like our own words and cause us to feel unsettling emotions. Is what we're hearing in our heads truth or lies? In this episode we learn how to identify lies and how to combat them to live the abundant lives we were designed to live. Don't miss this one! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real en...

As we begin the third month of this year already, it's a good time to pause and do some reflecting. What direction are our lives going? On what are we building our lives? Listen in as Julie shares why it's important to have an anchor in life and who/what is that anchor. Stay encouraged today! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life...

Today's episode is a big one. It's the first episode with a male guest, and it's the first one recorded with a guest in Julie's office. Joining her in this episode is whom Julie calls her "love of a lifetime"--her husband Bill Lefebure. They discuss everything from their imperfect marriage, to the role God has played in their lives, to Bill's bicycling accident, and they even share some wisdom for...

What is in your heart? Do you know? A sure-fire way of finding out is noticing what spills out when where bumped from the things of life or the people in it. In this episode we find pause to pay attention and to find out what's really in these hearts of ours. You won't want to miss this episode if you're serious about growing as a child of God. Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning...

Do you have a heart for God? What is one, anyway? In this episode, Julie points us to why it's important to have a heart for God, what is one, and how we can grow our relationship with God to have one. This may just be the most practical and encouraging truth you'll listen to today! Join encourager, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday morning as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now...