Anna M. Aquino

              I think I probably tell this story once every few years but given all the drama in the election there were some things that were brought up, and again I found myself needing to share our story again.             I grew up in a small Ohio town in what is considered the heart of Ohio.   I don’t remember ever thinking about Canada much as a kid, nor realizing that the Southern border was 3 hours north of my childhood home.   I do remember my father going up there once on business and bring back money that looked fake and thinking how cool it was.             Many of you have heard the funny story of how I met my amazing super awesome husband.   It’s really a long story but to make it short: I was dating a different man in college at OSU, he decided to move to Pittsburgh t...

Hello :-) Today for Real Solutions I reaired the election episode with Pastor JC Church.  If you haven't seen it then please check it out here.  https://youtu.be/XsHoB-nEQy4 Yesterday our Pastors shared this message from Mike Pence in our church  https://youtu.be/oUkdvxqCKtg  I think many needed to hear this. For the many who have said to me they just aren't sure they can vote for Trump but know they can't vote for Hillary. . .I wanted to share that video.  I don't believe either canidate is perfect, but I do believe Trump is surrounding himself with people I can get behind.  Pence is a precious man of God who has stood up for righteousness within our government at many times.   If you are an American please make sure if you haven't early voted that you vote tomorrow.  If you are not an American then please pray for our country.  America is standing at a crossroads. Remember God has awesome plans for your life.  So yo...

    ***This blog is political in nature.   If you don’t agree with me, then that’s fine.   I’m a big girl, but please don’t start a social media battle with me.   I just don’t have time for those shenanigans.   Here is my email address, feel free to use it anna@annamaquino.com****             This will be a blog that I’m debating on if I will ever release it , and even if I do I’ll admit to writing it, obsessing over it and rewriting it on several occasions which isn’t something I normally do.   Yes, I am writing on the elections and where my vote is going.   <<< Que Background Music Now>>> Seriously and sadly my background music of choice might be a funeral march instead of the National Anthem. (I’M JOKING!)   As I write this, I am not looking for an open discussion on my choice for America’s next president.   The choice I’ve come to has...

Hello! Real Solutions with Anna M. Aquino interviews Pastor JC Church. In this election cycle for president it has been difficult for many people to navigate and discern who they plan on voting for at the polls. Join Anna M. Aquino and Pastor JC Church as they discuss the upcoming American Presidential election, what is at stake for the American people, and how pivotal this election is.    https://youtu.be/XsHoB-nEQy4 Stay Tuned tomorrow as I post a follow up blog about this. Remember God has awesome plans for your life.  So get excited! Smiles,   Anna M. Aquino

I’m still in horror and shock from last night’s vote. I woke up with a huge headache and realized it wasn’t a nightmare. Please do not start political fights with me today. I’m a little raw and I think I may need to take a social media fast for the next few days. This election was more to me than two candidates whom neither were ideal choices. I sat watching the elections results roll in and it was like mourning the death of what my country once was. I realize that process has been a slow one coming over the last several decades but I feel as if I’m mourning something that was once so great. Abraham Lincoln said it best when he said,"The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation Will be the philosophy of the government of the next" As the Lyrics of Carmen’s God in America, so truthfully point out, “So when you eliminate the Word of God from the classroom and politics You eliminate the nation that Word protects.” The truth of that became very real to me last night. I w...

The American elections are tomorrow and I am going to address my fellow American’s today for the blog. If you are one of the many blog readers of mine that are outside of the US, I love you all and I want to encourage you all to be praying for our elections tomorrow. Our nation needs it. To those of you who may read this blog and not agree with me, realize I still love you and we can still be friends. :-) This is my opinion. However God has given me a platform, and I need to use it the way God wants me to or I will be accountable one day before Him. While so many don’t speak out due to fear of losing one’s non-profit status, the Constitution already put in motion that churches and ministries would be tax exempt regardless. To my fellow Americans, For far too long we have held on to some misguided notion that believers didn’t need to be involved in our political process. We like to cling tightly to the notion of separation of church in state when really that was a phrase coi...