Anna M. Aquino

            As promised, I have another Canadian/American border crossing story.   This time we were leaving Canada we decided to take the tunnel.   Usually we opt for the Ambassador Bridge but the traffic leaving Canada is better on the tunnel.   Every time we travel this way we borrow a vehicle of my parents’.   A year ago my parents invested in a luxury SUV and so seeing that car cross the border always puts the border guards on a heightened alert.   Automatically they want to make sure the car is not stolen.   I understand their thoughts.   I also understand I have to prove to them it’s not stolen.               This time we were traveling through the boarder and the guard asked for the proof of insurance and registration.   The question on his part was a no brainer.   I know where my mom keeps the paperwork.   H...

It was a rough morning in the Aquino household today. Last night I had preached in Lake Mary and probably left a little too late, and my kids got to sleep and hour and a half past their bedtime. Though I do think they napped in the car ride home. I felt sympathy for them, so I let them sleep in 30 minutes later than usual thinking they could hurry up and get ready for school. Maybe for one of my kiddo’s that would have worked, but the other one was having issues. It got down to the wire, and I was yelling. We had 12 minutes to go, and I the youngest still hadn’t gotten ready. So I started to help her, and exactly at the last minute we pulled out the drive. I am not of fan of last minute, rushing, freaking out, and getting ready chaos. I like all of my ducks in a row, and I like to have everything ready to go so that when it’s time for something to happen the transition is smooth. While God is NOT a God of chaos and disorder, He does sometimes wait until what you feel is the last min...