Anna M. Aquino

Hiya, Some of you may or may not remember this, but as a huge fan of Charles Capps' ministry where he has a mini book and then gives a short quick prayer/declaration about topics (Finances and health) in his book called God's Creative Power.  I did my own regarding favor some time ago.  This is not about begging with God or pleading with Him.  But it's about you knowing your rights as a believer.  It's about you declaring the Word of God in your situation! I keep a copy of this in my Bible.   Recently I was reading a devotional by Joyce Meyer and she was talking about speaking to your mountains.  Declaring to those things that seem to be in your way the word of God and knowing that they have to move out of your way. I felt today that I needed to get this out and brush it off.  I'll post it below.  I've believing God for favor and supernatural doors to open personally.  I'm sure you are too.  Remember that once you are ...

              I’m going to get up on a bit of a soapbox this morning.   While this isn’t a topic I address much I just felt the need to here for this blog.   The issue I want to discuss is women in ministry.   I can’t tell you everyone’s journey, but I can tell you mine.               God called me into ministry through a divine encounter when I was in the 6 th grade.   Many have heard me retell this story over and over again.   The idea of ever facing issues about it due to gender never occurred to me.   However, it didn’t take too long for the opposition begin to pour in.   I have been told by a particular denominational group that I couldn’t have a call of God on my life because I was a woman.   I have been told the same by another church who is so religious about the subject that won’t even let women teach boys pas...

  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...

            Last weekend my family and I were blessed to get to go see the new DreamWorks Movie called The Croods .   My youngest had some unused AMC Movie Theatre Tickets and it seemed like a good family film.   I have to say that this movie has to be up there with one of my favorite animated films now.   It’s amazing how God can really speak to you in times like watching a movie or when you least expect it.               The basic premise of the film is that the family never leaves their cave.   They are always afraid of any kind of change or anything new.   Basically they have no choice but to leave the security of what they know in order to survive.   It’s got a lot of family humor, and at one touching point the lead character Eep says, “But I’m afraid.”             I have ...

This morning my mom and grandfather ended their trip to the South and started the long drive back to Ohio. For most of my readers you know my story, but for those that don’t, over 12 years ago now God told my husband and I to move across the country to a land that we knew virtually no one. We both have amazing loving and supportive families 1,000’s of miles away. I can’t tell you we’ve been here because of a job, but we’ve been here because we knew beyond a doubt for this season it was where God wanted us to be living. While we are blessed to get to see our families on occasion, in my mind and most of theirs, visits are few and far between. Having done this for so long many would think the separation gets easier, or the choice to be where we know God wants us to be would suddenly be as if our fairy godmother had waved a magic wand and made it okay. It doesn’t happen that way. It’s not easy. I still cry. Honestly I’ve been a bit bummy all day. In a perfect world I’m not sure where I...

Yesterday I got two bills in the mail, and I confess I started to get a tiny bit upset. Last year when I took my girls to their yearly visit to the doctor, I was assured that my insurance company covered all copays for it. Then three months later I got a bill, for which I paid. So this year we went to the dr’s appointment and was again assured I wouldn’t have to pay for the copay, and yesterday I got a bill. I was annoyed and upset. I’ll admit I was starting to get a tad snarky. It wasn’t just about the money, but it was also just the aggravation that is the healthcare rat race. At first I was just going to go ahead and pay for the bills, but hesitantly I opted to call the doctor’s office and voice my irritation. After I explained to them the issue, they emphatically told me that my insurance company doesn’t charge us copays for that service and I shouldn’t be charged, but instead of it being taken care of I had to call the insurance company. Calling any insurance company a...