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Happy and Blessed New Year & My “One Word” for 2023!

Welcome to 2023! May this be a year filled with abounding love, joy, peace, hope and FAITH!

As we abide in Christ this year, may we remember that God’s mercies are new every morning.

I’ve got a few words for this year, but the “One Word” I’ll share is REJOICE.

After some very trying years, the enemy would like nothing more than for us to be bogged down by gloom and doom and stress and worry.

But he is a liar and defeated.

Joy is one of the fruit of the Spirit so we can have joy in all seasons.

Two Bible verses that come to mind are:

  • “The joy of the LORD is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10b NIV)
  • “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4 NIV)

I hope our year will be filled with many reasons to rejoice!

As I look ahead to what’s in store this year, by God’s grace I see more writing, speaking, teaching and ministering.

I’ve got a big writing project I’m working on. I’m looking forward to sharing about my journey along the way. I so appreciate your prayers!

I’ll be sharing updates mainly with my email community.

Are you part of my email community? If not, sign up here and get access to the FREE Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day 5-Day Sampler PDF.

If you’re looking for resources to grow in your faith this year, check out Abounding Faith’s written, video and audio content that includes:

  • Abounding Faith’s FIVE inspiring Christian living books and devotionals on Amazon.
  • The uplifting Abounding Faith for Today podcast available wherever you listen to podcasts.
  • Abounding Faith’s YouTube channel that has more than 155 encouraging videos shot here and abroad.
  • Abounding Faith’s uplifting online community via Instagram or other social media.
  • Abounding Faith Coaching & Consulting for those who are looking to SOAR this year.

I’m looking forward to helping to encourage and empower you as you walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live your God-given dreams.

Let’s SOAR together this year.

Be fierce. Be faithful. Be fruitful. Be who God is calling you to be!

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Reflecting on Abounding Faith’s Highlights from 2022

It’s been quite a year.

My One Word for this year was ABIDE.

I think that can be an ongoing word as we always need to abide in Christ.

As I look back on this year, everything hasn’t been perfect (no surprise) but there have been some milestone moments. I’d like to share some highlights and moments that have stuck out to me. You can check out a snapshot in this super short video (or see above) and keep reading for a few thoughts:

Book 6 Update I’ve got great news to share about the plot twist that God has orchestrated for Book 6. I’ll be sharing about this writing breakthrough with my email community first, so please join the list by using this link. You’re not gonna wanna miss this update.

Breakthroughs with Our Daily Bread I’m thrilled that there’s been more writing breakthroughs with my friends at Our Daily Bread. I’m delighted to be a contributing writer for Our Daily Bread‘s VOICES Collection. I wrote devotional entries for their On the Shoulders of Giants devotional for Black History Month and for their Serving Together online devotional for Hispanic Heritage Month. I also wrote two articles for Our Daily Bread‘s Discovery Series website. You can read more about my connection to Our Daily Bread in this blog post.

New York School of the Bible Instructor What a privilege and honor to wrap up my first year of teaching an online class for all FIVE semesters this year through the NYSB!

What a blessing to get to teach classes based on my books and future books 🙌 Only God could do that!

I’ve felt God’s grace on me and my students all throughout the year. Thank You to those helping to pray me through!

As I reflect on this year of teaching, I also look ahead to God willing doing it all over again with the students God provides next year 🙏

Please pray for my upcoming classes and students.

And Ladies, pray about possibly joining us for class in 2023 🔥

Registration is open now for my Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day online class that starts on the evening of Tuesday, January 24. Learn more here.

CWEN Sisters What a joy it’s been to be part of CWEN’S Prayer and Devotional Team for a year! It’s wonderful to get to encourage, inspire and pray for fellow Christian women entrepreneurs across the country and the globe with entries from my 365-day devotional Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day.

Speaking and Podcasting How lovely it was to get to teach another Life Skills for my friends at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center.

I also had a wonderful time being interviewed for another podcast. Will share more details when the episode is released in early 2023.

I’m also celebrating the 40 episodes of the Abounding Faith for Today Podcast, which is now also available on Amazon Music and Audible 🎉

Check out the inspiring and encouraging Abounding Faith for Today podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

Please leave a kind rating and review and tell others about this edifying podcast 🔥

Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2FoPkZM
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2A5g2AL
Spotify: spoti.fi/2Kmpjt7
iHeart: https://lnkd.in/drNF-PPS
TuneIn: https://tunein.com/ or the app
Stitcher: bit.ly/2Tqz6lN
PodBean: https://bit.ly/2BQXNAI

YouTube Channel There’s now more than 155 encouraging and inspiring videos on Abounding Faith’s YouTube channel 🔥

The short videos are shot near and far (including during past short-term missions trips, vacations, around NYC and trips to my bday castle…).

Check them out and be sure to subscribe, like, comment and share the site with others: youtube.com/@aboundingfaith1

I so appreciate your continued prayers and support for my writing, speaking, podcasting, blogging, videos, social media posts, etc  💕

If my work has inspired and encouraged you and you’re looking for ways to show your support and appreciation for this Christian Latina Author & Creative, a virtual cup of coffee (or two or more) is always appreciated.

Your generosity is much appreciated and helps me continue to encourage women and men as they walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live their God-given dreams 🔥

Thanks for staying on this faith journey with me as I live out the call of God on my life in this season.

Additional great ways to show your support are:

✨ Connecting with Abounding Faith on social media, including Instagram

✨ Helping to spread the word about my FIVE Christian living books and devotionals available on Amazon, including gifting them to friends and family and your church or community library or nonprofit, etc …

Every purchase, kind Amazon review, Instagram interaction, etc makes a difference 🔥

Gracias for your support  💕 

Let’s see what the Lord does in 2023 and beyond.

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Ladies, Join us at the NYSB in 2023

“I definitely do love and appreciate this class and how it spoke to my heart.” – Mighty Women of Valor NYSB Online Student

“This was an awesome class.” – Mighty Women of Valor NYSB Online Student

“Both of the classes have actually really inspired me more in my life to push forth and to go forward.” – Mighty Women of Valor & Abounding Faith NYSB Student

I wrapped up teaching the Mighty Women of Valor NYSB online class for the first time. I’m so touched by these kind words from my lovely students 💕

What a privilege and honor to finish my first year of teaching an online class for all FIVE semesters through the New York School of the Bible!

What a blessing to get to teach classes based on my books and future books 🙌 

Only God could do that!

I’ve felt God’s grace on me and my students all throughout the year. Thank You to those helping to pray me through!

I’ve had lovely students join us from Connecticut and Pennsylvania and in the past from North Carolina and Taiwan. My students are of varying ages and life stages and different backgrounds.

Their love for God and His Word has been inspiring.

It’s been an honor to walk with them through some challenging times, including the death of a loved one and challenges in their personal life.

It’s been a blessing to see how the women encourage each other by sharing how God has seen them through their tough times.

It’s been beautiful to see some friends take the class together and to see new friendships forged. God knows which women needed to be in each class …

As I reflect on this year of teaching, I also look ahead to God willing doing it all over again with the students God provides next year 🙏

Please pray for my upcoming classes and students.

And Ladies, you’re invited (check out this short video) to join us for class in 2023 🔥 My Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day online class starts on the evening of Tuesday, January 24. Learn more about this Spring I semester online class here.

Registration is open now for my Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day online class that starts on the evening of Tuesday, January 24. Learn more here.

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Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad

Whether you have big and elaborate Christmas plans or you’re keeping it simple this year, and whether you’re hitting the road or staying local, I pray you’ll have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!

May your Christmas be merry and bright because we’re celebrating that God kept His promise and sent His Son Jesus as our Ultimate and Unspeakable Gift!

Here are two of my favorite Bible verses that remind me that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. May they bless you as well:

  • “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6 NIV)
  • “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel‘ which means ‘God with us’).” (Matthew 1:22-23 NIV)

I’ve also got a gift for you. I’ve created a 5-day sampler of the encouraging and empowering Feisty Faith: Trusting God Day by Day 365-day devotional to help bolster your faith 🔥

The Bible verses and inspiring messages will help spur you on as you walk by abounding faith, hope and love and dare to live your God-given dreams. If you’d like a FREE copy of this uplifting devotional sampler PDF, just use this link.

Feliz Navidad!

P.S.. Abounding Faith’s FIVE Christian living books and devotionals make great gifts for you and yours! Feisty Faith, By Faith., Crossing Your Jordan River, Abounding Faith and Waiting on God Well are available on Amazon.

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Look Up – Motivational Monday with Coach Nancy, Abounding Faith Coaching & Consulting

Hey Audacious Dreamers & Doers, welcome to the home stretch of 2022.

Do you get reflective at the end of the year like I do?

I hope you can look back on this year and smile.

I also hope you can look ahead with courage and hope.

May you look up and know where your help comes from!

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2)

Be at peace.

God is already in all of your tomorrows.

What’s that dream that God has placed on your heart?

How would your life change if you started taking steps to live that God-given dream?

Unsure where to start?

Need some help, encouragement and accountability navigating your next steps?

I’d be delighted to help you experience your breakthrough.

No more sitting on the sidelines or cowering in fear.

If you’d like to soar in the new year, I’d be thrilled to be your life coach.

As your Life Coach, I’d be honored to help you gain the clarity, confidence and courage to say yes to God’s call on your life.

I can prayerfully help you:

  • Discover your God-given gifts and purpose
  • Develop a personalized action plan so you can use your unique giftings and skills to impact and inspire others
  • Dare to live your God-given dreams and purpose and experience that breakthrough you’ve been longing for

If you dream of writing a book but have hit a brick wall with your work in progress and need some guidance from someone who has been down those roads before, I’d be delighted to answer your burning questions and help you break through that specific area you’re struggling with.

Learn more about the “Write that Book” Strategy Call right here.

You don’t have to struggle all alone to move forward with what you feel God’s calling you to do.

I’d be delighted to help you go from:

  • frazzled to focused
  • frustrated to fruitful
  • fearful to fierce

Let’s SOAR together in 2023!

Be fierce. Be faithful. Be fruitful. Be who God is calling you to be!

What People Are Saying About Coach Nancy:

“Nancy is such an inspirational and amazing spirit-filled woman to have as a life coach. Her coaching method combined with her professional expertise and God-given wisdom have helped boost my energy, self-confidence and motivation to move forward. The weekly assignments revolved around meditating on the Word of God, constant reminders of my identity in Christ, and being held accountable of my work have rekindled the fire in me while awakening the giant that was sleeping inside of me. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Nancy as a life coach. She is a true blessing to the body of Christ.” – Chantal

“I won an introductory coaching session with Nancy. Even in our short conversation, I felt more focused and inspired to take steps towards my passion. She asked great questions and gave me a very simple and doable follow-up exercise. It is amazing how clarifying and encouraging it is to simply voice one’s ideas, and then have accountability with a positive and insightful individual.” – Ingrid

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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.comThe “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Book 6 Update – Plot Twist

STOP THE PRESSES 📣

For those of you who’ve been eagerly awaiting Book 6, I thank you so much for your prayers and support! I have some news to share with you, but it’s not quite what you think ..

The news is that I won’t be releasing Book 6 this year…

Wait. What?

Fret not.

This is actually great news …

There’s been a plot twist like only God could orchestrate …

Please stay tuned because I’ve got a BIG writing announcement to share. Don’t miss it 🔥

I’m going to be sharing it with my email list community first. Not on the list? Sign up today using this link.

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Celebrating My Dear Dad – Birthday & World Cup Edition

This pic from one of my Dad’s milestone birthdays makes me smile. He was usually busy celebrating everyone else’s birthdays and special occasions but he also wasn’t shy about being in the spotlight and on center stage … That’s My Dad 💖

Celebrating My Dear Dad – World Cup Edition 🎉 In honor of my Dad, I had to watch Ecuador play in this year’s World Cup. My Dad would be so thrilled that I’ve been watching. He loved playing soccer as a child (with a makeshift soccer ball) and watching it on TV as an adult. He enjoyed filling me in about major games and loved when I actually watched some of them and we could talk about it. Viva Ecuador 🇪🇨 ⚽️

So lovely how the team would huddle and kneel down and point upward after each GOOOAAALLL! And yup, soccer is best watched en espanol ⚽️ 

If you’d like to learn a little more about my Dear Dad and some of our travels, check out, By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking With God Here and Abroad.

If you’d like to read some more of my tributes and learn about some of what’s helped me through this grief journey, check out the blog post links below or Season 6 of the Abounding Faith for Today podcast. I pray you’ll be encouraged on your own grief journey.

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Happy Cyber Monday 2022

Give the gift of faith, hope, love and inspiration this Christmas 🔥

Abounding Faith’s FIVE empowering Christian living books and devotionals (see the super short promo video above or here) have inspired Pastors, Pastors’ wives, missionaries, evangelists, chaplains, Christian counselors, Sunday school teachers, ministry leaders, Christian college and Bible school students as well as people just starting out on their Christian walk or living in women’s shelters and nursing homes.

I’m grateful for my Readers who are a beautiful group of women and men of diverse backgrounds, ages and life stages located (so far) in:

  • 16 states
  • 11 countries
  • 5 continents

These edifying books are filled with inspiring Bible verses, action steps, prayer prompts, space to journal and more.

Groups have already been studying these books and they are the inspiration for the classes I’m teaching at a Bible school.

May they be a blessing to you and yours!

Feisty Faith, By Faith., Crossing Your Jordan River, Abounding Faith and Waiting on God Well are available on Amazon.

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Grateful for YOU – Happy Thanksgiving!

Whether you’re one of my lovely Readers, students or have attended my past events or interact with me on social media/are part of my online community, I’m grateful for YOU! Gracias for your prayers and support 💕

If Abounding Faith’s books, blog, Abounding Faith for Today podcast, emails, social media posts, articles, events, YouTube videos, etc … have inspired or encouraged you, I’d love to know.

Kind Amazon reviews are always appreciated.

You can also share your thoughts in this super short survey.

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours!

P.S. – If you’re starting your Christmas shopping, Abounding Faith’s FIVE Christian living books and devotionals make wonderful and inspiring gifts for you and yours. You can find the empowering books on Amazon.

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Motivational Monday with Coach Nancy, Abounding Faith Coaching & Consulting

Hey Audacious Dreamers & Doers, by God’s grace we’ve made it to the second to last month of 2022!

How’s everything going with your God-given dreams?

Feeling a bit tired, weary or discouraged?

Don’t quit now!

Keep Going!

November is all about being grateful and counting our blessings.

Even if there’s been bumps or setbacks along the road, we can still stop and be grateful to God for getting us to this point.

I hope you can look back on your year with much gratitude.

I also pray you can look ahead with hope.

I hope these Motivational Monday blog posts have been inspiring you! If so, I’d love to know.

And if you’ve been thinking about contacting me to be your Life Coach and to help you prayerfully reach your breakthrough, today is a great day to DM me on Abounding Faith’s Instagram.

If you’re feeling stuck or unsure about what to do in this season, I’d be delighted to come alongside you and coach you to your breakthrough.

As your Life Coach, I’d be honored to help you gain the clarity, confidence and courage to say yes to God’s call on your life.

I can prayerfully help you:

  • Discover your God-given gifts and purpose
  • Develop a personalized action plan so you can use your unique giftings and skills to impact and inspire others
  • Dare to live your God-given dreams and purpose and experience that breakthrough you’ve been longing for

If you dream of writing a book but you’ve hit a brick wall with your work in progress and need some guidance from someone who has been down those roads before, I’d be delighted to answer your burning questions and help you break through that specific area you’re struggling with.

Learn more about the “Write that Book” Strategy Call right here.

You don’t have to struggle all alone to move forward with what you feel God’s calling you to do.

I’d be delighted to help you go from:

  • frazzled to focused
  • frustrated to fruitful
  • fearful to fierce

Let’s SOAR together in this new season!

Be fierce. Be faithful. Be fruitful. Be who God is calling you to be!

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