Happy Roctober 2023 – Rejoicing & Celebrating Some Birthday Fun

My birthday is this month, so I’m having same Roctober fun. Enjoy these birthday-themed posts I’m sharing on social media.

A journaler turned journalist turned author was born this month šŸŽ‰

Iā€™m about 3 months old in the picture on the left (above).

Iā€™m around 1 years old in the pic on the right where Iā€™m scribbling. My Mom took this shot. Itā€™s the first and one of the only pics of me āœļøāœļøāœļø

You can read more about my writing and faith journey in God-Given Dreams (NavPress/Tyndale Alliance, March 5, 2024).

If you’re looking for ways to help celebrate my birthday, a great wayĀ is to show your support by preorderingĀ copies of my upcoming book God-Given DreamsĀ  (NavPress/Tyndale Alliance) for yourself and to give away as gifts to family and friends or nonprofits. God-Given Dreams isĀ available for preorder on a few sites including Amazon (NOTE: Amazon Prime Day is October 10-11.)

Preorders are so important in the publishing world.Ā They show publishers that books likeĀ God-Given DreamsĀ matter!

Cue the mariachis šŸŽ‰ Welcome to Roctober šŸŽ‰ Iā€™m celebrating another year of life by Godā€™s grace this month šŸ™Œ My birth month celebrations start ā€¦ nowšŸ‘øšŸ»(LOL only two of these crowns & the cloud were for my birthday. The rest are for a special occasion and just ordinary days šŸ‘‘šŸ˜Ž)

Iā€™m royalty because Iā€™m the Beloved Daughter of the KING of kings šŸ™Œ

Three Cheers with Lemonade for this Monthā€™s Birthday Girl šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸ’ƒšŸ’ƒšŸ’ƒCelebrating My Dear Dad: Roctober Edition: This pic “happened” to come up as a memory recently and it made me smile. We were actually celebrating my bday with mi familia in this pic. My Dad LOVED celebrating our birthdays and in later years got a kick out of saying “Happy Birth Month” to me. LOL We’d celebrate at the beginning and end of the month and sometimes in betweenšŸ˜€ My Dad reveled in family, food and fiestas. My birthdays started out with McDonald’s parties and somewhere around my teen years I would be MORTIFIED when mariachis would pop out of nowhere at the restaurants. As an adult, I learned to appreciate the mariachis more. LOL Aww, rejoicing in celebrating the birth of his second daughter… That’s My Dad šŸ’–

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

Hi Audacious Dreamers & Doers, Happy October!

When God places a dream in your heart, do you laugh it off or ignore it or do you … BELIEVE!

Sometimes our God-given dreams can seem farfetched, but I’d like to help encourage and empower you as you dare to live God’s call on your life.

If youā€™re ready to take prayerful steps toward your God-given goals, Iā€™d be delighted to work with you as your Life Coach.

I can help you gain the clarity, confidence and courage you need as you step out in faith and prepare for your breakthrough.

You donā€™t have to go it alone.

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 youā€™ve been longing for

Iā€™d like to help you go from:

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

Learn more about Christian Life Coaching right here.

If youā€™re feeling called to write a book and need some help with the process that can be overwhelming, check out the ā€œWrite that Bookā€ strategy call and Book Writing Coaching programs I offer.

Letā€™s BELIEVE together in 2023!

Letā€™s make the rest of the year the best of the year.

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

Note: Prices are going up THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 so donā€™t miss out on the current rates.  Learn more about life coaching right here. Now is a great time to invest in yourself and your God-given dreams.

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September Reflections & Our Daily Bread Writing Update

Welcome to fall! I enjoy this weather and entering a new season.

I also tend to start getting nostalgic around this time of the year. September is the anniversary of when God chased me down in Sydney Australia. I’ve written about Sydney in my books and a few articles. I’m also writing about it in my upcoming book God-Given Dreams (NavPress/Tyndale Alliance, releasing March 5, 2024).

This September marks my 7th year attending Times Square Church in person and online. What a blessing!

This month also marks nine years since I won Our Daily Bread‘s Writing Contest for Readers in September 2014. You can read more about my connection to Our Daily Bread in this blog post.

As I look back and reflect, I’m grateful for how God has blessed me and seen me through.

As I look ahead, I’d like to share an update to my announcement in this blog post about becoming an author for Our Daily Bread‘s main devotional.

I’m rejoicing (my One Word for this year) that this past summer included a lot of writing including many articles for Our Daily Bread’s main devotional booklet. God willing, my first articles for Our Daily Bread‘s devotional will be published in May 2024. Please mark your calendars.

I’ll definitely share more updates as we get closer to next May, but I wanted to share the great news now.

You can usually find the printed Our Daily Bread devotionals in churches, Christian schools, hospitals, etc. You can also sign up to have the devotionals mailed to you or find the entries online and on their app. You can learn more about all the different ways you can access the devotionals and all the different languages and countries they’re available in on their website ODB.org.

I appreciate your prayers and support as I live out this God-given dream!

Please stay tuned for more writing updates.

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“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16 NIV)

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International VersionĀ®, NIVĀ®. Copyright Ā©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.ā„¢ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.comThe ā€œNIVā€ and ā€œNew International Versionā€ are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.ā„¢

God-Given Dreams Cover Reveal – Book Releasing March 2024, Preorder Today!

I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming book God-Given Dreams!

I’m beyond honored to be writing this book with the NavPress/Tyndale Alliance for YOU!

I’ll be sharing so much more info with you as we get closer to the March 5, 2024 launch. Please stay tuned.

For now, please take a moment to preorder God-Given Dreams wherever you order books including:

Preorders are so important in the publishing world. It shows publishers that books like God-Given Dreams matter!

When you preorder God-Given Dreams for you and your loved ones and your small group, women’s ministry, book club and community library, etc. you’re demonstrating that there’s an important place for encouraging and empowering Christian living books for women, including books written by Christian Latina authors!

You’ll also be one of the first to receive God-Given Dreams when it launches in the spring.

I so appreciate your prayers and support as I dare to live my God-given dreams in this season! Let’s pray that this book ministers to countless women near and far.

Preorder your copy of God-Given Dreams today and stay tuned for more info about the book and about joining my Launch Team.

To God be the Glory!

P.S. Please share this news widely! Thanks!

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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month & “Dear Younger Me Series”

I recently shared a series of TBT posts on social media that chronicled part of my writing and faith journey. As part of my Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrations (September 15 – October 15) this year, I’d like to share those posts here in case you missed some of them and so they’re all in one place. I hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane through the pics in this short video (click on the pic above or here) and the captions below. It’s been a long journey for this Christian Latina writer to get to this season. Thanks for staying on this journey with me! Stay tuned for info about my upcoming book and other projects I’m working on. Blessings!

April 13, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Keep enjoying the bedtime stories Mom lovingly reads to you over and over again šŸ’•

And keep practicing until you can read for yourself and keep scribbling away until you learn how to write āœļø

One day youā€™re gonna be writing for renowned newspapers and magazines and even authoring books!

Your bilingual kindergarten is gonna help you in your Spanglish world.

Donā€™t let anyone set limits on what you can and canā€™t do.

Relish the great times with Dad šŸ’–

Keep wearing red šŸ˜Ž

Rock the bangs & two ponytails as long as you want šŸ˜€

May 4, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Thereā€™s a reason you feel drawn to join the school newspaper and to volunteer in the schoolā€™s library šŸ“š

āœļø Keep writing

āœļø Keep telling stories

šŸŽ™ļø Keep speaking up

Youā€™ll grow out of many phases (including that stuffed cow phase, LOL) but you wonā€™t grow out of writing and creating āœļø šŸ”„ šŸ™Œ

Keep shining šŸ‘‘

Note: This photo ran in my high schoolā€™s newspaper when I reluctantly became the Editor-in- Chief my senior year.

May 12, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Writing for your high school and college and weekly papers is gonna lead to writing for a global newspaper, national womenā€™s magazine, your own blog and to authoring books!

Your words are going to touch readers near and far šŸ’•

Donā€™t get discouraged if youā€™re the only (or sometimes one of the few) Latinas in the classroom, newsroom or office. Keep writing anyway āœļøāœļøāœļø

šŸ”„ Your words matter

šŸ”„ Your story matters

šŸ”„ You are making a difference

P.S. Technology is gonna get super advanced so get ready, and Iā€™m glad you at least tried short hair for a bit šŸ˜€

Note: Pic taken during my college internship days. Itā€™s the only pic I have of my newsroom days.

May 16, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: How did you have the courage and audacity to fly all the way across the country to Seattle alone to attend a large conference for a multicultural group of journalistsā‰ļø

Keep going šŸ”„

āœļø You are finally gonna work at a magazine

šŸŒŽ Youā€™re gonna board planes to Australia, Israel, Brazil, Ethiopia, England and more as you see Godā€™s fingerprints on SIX continents

āœļø Youā€™re gonna write about your travels so take notes

šŸŽ™ļø One day youā€™ll be hosting your own womenā€™s conferences and events šŸ˜®šŸ˜®šŸ˜®

Godā€™s got lots more in store so get ready and keep shining šŸ‘‘

Note: Just came across this souvenir photo the other day. What a sweet find šŸ’•

June 1, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Welcome to your NYU grad school journalism days and interning at a famous womenā€™s magazine. Keep going šŸ”„ āœļøāœļøāœļø

P..S. Iā€™m glad youā€™re experimenting with hair colors. Change is nice sometimes.

Note: Pic taken by the magazine where I was interning. They asked me a question and quoted me and ran my photo in an issue.

June 8, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Remember the mini-magazines you were creating at home as a little girl? Your childhood dream of working for a magazine finally came trueā£ļø Enjoy getting all glammed up and going to the fancy events and meeting the celebs and even doing a photo shoot ā€¦ itā€™s gonna be a bumpy ride soon so hold onā€¦

Godā€™s got a plot twist for you šŸ”„ ā€¦

Note: Left pic taken before an event. The top right pic was taken at a photo shoot for the magazine I worked for. The bottom right pic was taken after the photo shoot šŸ˜Ž

June 15, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Remember how long you dreamed of going to an Olympics? What a thrill to visit various stadiums including the one in Athens Greece and going to a Summer and Winter Games ā£ļøā£ļøā£ļø

Iā€™m so grateful you had such a wonderful time šŸ’•

Iā€™m also grateful God chased you down in Sydneyā€¦ life will never be the same and thatā€™s Good News ā€¦

Godā€™s got a plot twist for you šŸ”„

Now that these childhood dreams were fulfilled itā€™s time for the next adventures ā€¦ Get Ready šŸ”„

June 22, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: How did you go from being a journalist to an English teacher to a communications specialistā‰ļø And how did you have the courage to travel on short-term missions trips to the Amazon Jungle in Brazil, the Andes Mountains in Ecuador and the streets and schools and parks and plazas in Ethiopia, Honduras and Peru šŸŒŽšŸŒ

Only God could do that šŸ™Œ

He knows whatā€™s on the other side of our YES ā£ļø

Enjoy your travels and meeting people along the way and guess what.. your writing wonā€™t be in hiding much longer šŸ˜Žā€¦

Godā€™s got more in store for you during this plot twist šŸ”„

June 29, 2023 Post

Dear Younger Me: Rejoice as you dare to live your God-given dreams šŸ™Œ

Itā€™s been a long and winding road to get here ā€¦ šŸ”„

In this season the little girl who was making mini-magazines at home and the journalist who worked at a womenā€™s magazine is now:

šŸ”„ Writing FIVE Christian living books and devotionals

šŸ”„ Teaching at a Bible school

šŸ”„ Hosting events

šŸ”„ Speaking in church and chapel services, events and gatherings

šŸ”„ Being interviewed on different media outlets

šŸ”„ Hosting a podcast

šŸ”„ Blogging

šŸ”„ Coaching

šŸ”„ Has a YouTube channel

Keep writing āœļø and speaking šŸŽ™ļø

Keep encouraging people as they walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live their God-given dreams šŸ”„

Note: Iā€™m so glad my Dear Dad got to celebrate much of this with us šŸ’•

July 6, 2023 Post

Hope youā€™ve enjoyed my recent TBT Dear Younger Me posts šŸ’•

Itā€™s been fun going down memory lane and sharing some of the twists and turns and milestones in my writing and faith journey.

Itā€™s been nice to reflect on how God has been working in me and through me.

Iā€™m rejoicing that Iā€™m in the season when Iā€™m

šŸ”„ Writing my first book for the NavPress/Tyndale Alliance

šŸ”„ Writing for Our Daily Bread

šŸ”„ Teaching at a Bible school

I look forward to sharing more highlights and updates with you.Ā  Please stay tuned. Be sure to sign up for my email list.

Want to learn more about my faith and writing journey? Check out By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking With God Here and Abroad on Amazon

And stay tuned for more info about my upcoming Book 6  šŸŽ‰

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Dream Bigger ā€“ Motivational Monday with Coach Nancy, Abounding Faith Coaching & Consulting

Hey Audacious Dreamers & Doers, Happy September and Happy Labor Day! This month brings the official start of fall and with it so many new possibilities.

What are your plans and goals for this new season?

Are you taking steps to live your God-given dreams?

Whether you’ve been able to reach many of your goals for this year or you’re feeling stuck, I’d like to encourage you to prayerfully DREAM BIGGER!

God know His plans for you, so be sure to listen to His leading.

If youā€™re ready to take prayerful steps toward your God-given goals, Iā€™d be delighted to work with you as your Life Coach.

I can help you gain the clarity, confidence and courage you need as you step out in faith and prepare for your breakthrough.

You donā€™t have to go it alone.

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 youā€™ve been longing for

Iā€™d like to help you go from:

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

Learn more about Christian Life Coaching right here.

If youā€™re feeling called to write a book and need some help with the process that can be overwhelming, check out the ā€œWrite that Bookā€ strategy call and Book Writing Coaching programs I offer.

Letā€™s DREAM BIGGER together in 2023!

Letā€™s make the rest of the year the best of the year.

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

Note: Prices are going up soon so donā€™t miss out on the current rates.  Learn more about life coaching right here. Now is a great time to invest in yourself and your God-given dreams.

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Ladies, Don’t Miss the Abounding Faith Online NYSB Course & Special Promo Code

Ladies, I hope you and your friends will join us for my Abounding Faith: Choosing Faith over Fear online New York School of the Bible course this September. Registration is now open and the NYSB is graciously offering a special Friends and Family discount for this course.

The Abounding Faith online class starts on the evening of Tuesday, September 12.

If you and your friends have been on the fence about joining one of my classes, this is a great time to join us from wherever you are in the world.

Hereā€™s the course description for the Abounding Faith: Choosing Faith over Fear online NYSB course:

As Christians, we are called to walk by faith and not by sight. Many times that is easier said than done especially during this trying time we are facing. In this class, we will look at the lives of various Heroes of Faith from the Bible and examine how their faith in God was tested and learn how God came through for them in their greatest time of need. The insights we glean from their experiences will help to equip and empower you to trust Godā€™s faithfulness no matter what challenges or obstacles you may face. This course is designed to fuel your faith for without faith it is impossible to please God.

Ladies, ready to register for this empowering class that will help you grow in your faith?

Hereā€™s the details about the Friends and Family promo code that youā€™ll need to email to the NYSB at the time of registration:

  • Use promo code Frnd10 for 10% off when you register for my Abounding Faith online course for the Fall I 2023 NYSB semester
  • Use promo code Frnd20 for 20% off when you register for my Abounding Faith online course for the Fall I 2023 semester and any additional NYSB online courses for the Fall I 2023 semester 

To register for my Abounding Faith class using this great Friends and Family discount, email the New York School of the Bible at  NYSB@cbcnyc.org along with the promo code, your full name and address.

Learn more about the NYSB at their website and in this short promo video.

Hope to see you and your friends this September.

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3 Ways to Show Your Support for Abounding Faith

If Abounding Faith’s books, blog, emails, social media posts, podcast, YouTube videos and more have inspired and encouraged you and you’re looking for ways to show your support, here are 3 great opportunities:

  • Join Abounding Faith’s Dream Team via Patreon. There are a few updated levels to choose from and each level comes with benefits for Patrons of Abounding Faith’s uplifting content.
  • Show your appreciation by buying me a virtual coffee or two or more using this link right here.
  • Buy Abounding Faith’s encouraging and empowering books on Amazon for your family, friends and local libraries, community groups or churches and help spread the word about Abounding Faith’s edifying content by following, liking, sharing and commenting on Abounding Faith’s social media posts.

I hope one of the opportunities listed above resonates with you. Your prayers and generous support help me to continue creating inspiring content that touches people all over the globe and empowers them as they walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live their God-given dreamsĀ šŸ”„

If you’re feeling led to show your support via another method, please let me know.

Thank you for your support as I live out God’s call on my life in this season. Your generous support for this Christian Latina Author and Creative is greatly appreciated šŸ’•

Let’s SHINE for Christ together!

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Happy National Book Lovers Day 2023

Happy National Book Lovers DayšŸŽ‰ Big Hugs to all my Readers near and far šŸ’•

The pics of some of my lovely Readers in this short video with their books and their kind words make me smile šŸ˜ So great to see how some Readers highlight and underline in their books, or keep them on their bookshelf or buy them for their friends, etc…

If Abounding Faithā€™s FIVE books and devotionals šŸ“š have inspired or encouraged you, here are 3 great ways to show your support:


šŸ”„ Grab books for you and for your friends & loved ones on Amazon.
šŸ”„ Leave a kind review and rating on Amazon. Your kind comments on Amazon matter more than you know and help more people learn about Abounding Faithā€™s books.
šŸ”„ Follow, like and comment on Abounding Faith’s social media and share about these inspiring books.

Book Lovers, your voice matters! Please tell your fellow book loving friends about Abounding Faithā€™s encouraging and empowering books and help show the Amazon algorithm that encouraging books like these matter.

These uplifting Bible-based books have been inspiring Pastors, Pastorā€™s wives, missionaries, evangelists, chaplains, Christian counselors, ministry leaders and Bible school and Christian college students as well as people just starting out on their Christian walk or living in womenā€™s shelters and nursing homes.

Abounding Faithā€™s books will empower and edify you as you walk by faith, hope and love and dare to live your God-given dreams šŸ”„


These uplifting books are great to read on your own or with your small group or book club.

Your continued support of this Christian Latina Author, Communicator & Creative is greatly appreciated!

If you have pics of you and your books, feel free to send them my way.

Stay tuned for more updates about my upcoming book. Thanks for your prayers. Blessings and happy reading ā£

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

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MONDAY MOTIVATION – Make the Rest of the Year the Best of Your Year

Hey Audacious Dreamer & Doer, what’s that dream that God has placed in your heart for this season?

What’s holding you back?

If youā€™re ready to make prayerful steps toward your God-given dreams, Iā€™d be delighted to be your Life Coach.

I can help you gain the clarity, confidence and courage you need as you step out in faith and prepare for your breakthrough.

Donā€™t go it alone.

I’d like to help you go from:

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

Learn more about Christian Life CoachingĀ right here.

If youā€™re feeling called to write a book and need some help with the process that can be overwhelming, check out the ā€œWrite that Bookā€ strategy call and Book Writing Coaching programs I offer.

Letā€™s SOAR together in 2023!

Note: Prices are going up soon so donā€™t miss out on the current rates.Ā  Learn more about life coaching right here.

ā€œNancy 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 wouldnā€™t hesitate to recommend Nancy as a life coach. She is a true blessing to the body of Christ.ā€ ā€“ Chantal

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