Anna M. Aquino

            Recently I was approached to do a small project.  At first the whole thing seemed a tad intimidating to me.  Self-doubt seemed to be raging in my mind, and I was struggling to remind myself that ‘that I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.’ (Philippians 4:13)  However the more I thought about the project the more I began to realize that I’ve done very similar things before now.  Even though this particular project seemed like such a big ordeal, really I had been prepared.   I can go through several instances in my life that trained me for this project.  Once I started working on the project, it went smoother than I thought it might.  I realized it really was true that God had made me ready for this.             I think our minds over exaggerate circumstances.  We hear a list of worries and self-doub...

  This weekend marks a milestone anniversary date in my life.   I met Dan 15 years ago this Friday.   I’d traveled 3 hours in   the snow to spend a weekend with a different guy that I was dating.   As shocking as the story is, many of you have heard it.   I met Dan because he was my ex-boyfriends roommate, and that ex at the time was debatable.   It was a real life version of Rick Springfield’s song, “I wish I had Jesse’s girl.” I suppose.   The how’s all that came about is kind of a long story that if you haven’t heard, either ask me, or I’ll save it for another time.   It’s one of those divinely orchestrated “How they met” stories that seems like something straight out of a sitcom.   The picture attached was taken about a month after we met. Earlier this week I was thinking about this pseudo anniversary date, and a conversation I’d had with my ex before we ended, was brought to my memory.   He’d asked me once if I was ...