#todayistomorrow by: Julie Wicker
This week’s theme of tomorrow started with my sweet dog Oreo. For her tomorrow means something is going to happen. When I say in a soft voice, “Oreo, tomorrow you are going to granny’s house”, she wags her tail with excitement. Then when tomorrow arrives, in an excited voice I say, “Oreo, today is tomorrow” she runs to the door ready to go. Just think about God and his excitement over us for what our tomorrows hold. I recall the scripture; Zeph 3:36 NLT “For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

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#newsflash #lifeishard by: Deborah Ard
I am sure that is not news to you. It certainly isn’t news to me. As life goes, we have many ups and downs. Sometimes we seem to walk through a valley for a long season but praise God we then have mountain top highs to lift us up. I can say that with hope and assurance because God has brought me through many trials and victories. I can say that with confidence because I have a relationship with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As a result, He puts all the trials and tribulations into perspective for me. When I am down He lifts me up. When I feel hopeless he gives me hope.

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#shoppingsolo by: Julie Wicker
I went grocery shopping solo on a Friday night which is rare, normally I have two 13-year-olds with me. I saw a few college students home for the weekend, grocery shopping with their moms. These moms were glowing with a joyful heart. Here I am in my rushed schedule, excited to go grocery shopping solo, while these college moms are cherishing this time with their children. It made me fully aware that in 4 ½ short years that will be me.

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#NewKindOfResolution  by: Julie Wicker

New Year’s Resolutions tend to be long forgotten by Spring. January comes, and we are ready to try the latest diet to help us loose the extra pounds we gained at Christmas. As our calendar begins to fill up again and we get lost in our busy routines we quickly loose site of the goals we have set.

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#equippedforHisglory by: Deborah Ard

WOW! What a weekend I have had. And it’s all God’s fault!
Our women’s group at our church sponsored a women’s retreat called Refresh and Renew. This retreat was begun many years ago and we had not had it for several years after one of the ladies that led it passed away. Around this time last year Julie and I felt God calling us to step out of our comfort zone and co-chair the retreat for January 2018. As the name of our blog suggests, Julie and I desire to be “water walkers”…women who step out of their “boats” and walk on water in the name of Jesus Christ. Our desire is to trust Him and allow Him to use us for His glory. So speaking up and volunteering to lead R2, short for Refresh and Renew, was a huge step of faith for us. Both of us had attended R2 in the past but neither of us had been a part of the planning or carrying out of the event before. So how in the world would we be able to pull this off? Well not to spoil the ending, but we didn’t pull it off?

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#interruptionscanbeblessings  by: Deborah Ard
Interrupt: stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)
Interruption: an act, utterance, or period that interrupts someone or something
Let’s face it, we humans do not like to be interrupted. Whether we are working, reading, relaxing, on the go, etc., we do not like for our current path to be changed or interrupted.

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