Anna M. Aquino

Hello All, I am very excited to let you know that Charisma just published another article of mine!  I am overwhelmed that this door has opened.  God is so faithful! Check it out! http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/spiritual-growth/32272-keep-these-truths-in-mind-when-dealing-with-heart-wrenching-offense   Remember God has awesome plans for your life.  Get excited! Super Smiles!

  When I was in college at The Ohio State University, I spent a lot of time in the scene shop.   I got into props mastery and while I got my degree, that’s where most of my time, was spent.   Around Drake Union across from the infamous Horseshoe are these two decrepit and creepy looking buildings.   They’re not attached to the theatre department, but really just sit there separated and look kind of out of place.   Until I had to go through them I always thought they were some sort of electrical building.   I’m not sure their original purpose but now they are used as a prop’s warehouse for the theatre departments.   Piled to the brim in the buildings are left over large props and scenic pieces that have been left over from years’ worth of shows and performances.   Perhaps they’ve been cleaned out a bit in the 13 years since I saw them, but when I was there that’s was their purpose.   Going into these buildings were creepy!   I...

While spending time with my family, I was reminded of an old story.   I had turned 16 and I was trying to pass my driver’s license test.   It would eventually take me four times to pass but that is another story.   I was excited and I wanted to do something nice for the family minivan, and wanted to thank my parents for letting me drive the minivan.     I decided I was going to wax the van.   The whole story seems innocent enough at this point.   Except I have to confess I don’t think I’d ever really waxed a vehicle much at this point in my life and had only really every seen my dad wax his motorcycle on sunny Sunday afternoons.   I could have asked what the right kind of wax was, but of course I did not.   I reached for where I knew my dad kept his motorcycle wax.   What I grabbed wasn’t normal car wax.   What I grabbed was something called “Blue Corral”.   This wax was meant to only wax things by inch squares because...