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Happy National Author’s Day 2023 & God-Given Dreams Book Update

On this National Author’s Day (November 1st), I’m rejoicing that I know the joys and challenges of being an indie author of five Christian living books and devotionals and that I’m experiencing what it’s like to be a traditionally published author.

I’m so blessed and grateful that God has created, called and chosen me to be an author who can help inspire and encourage you as you walk by abounding faith, hope and love.

I’m so excited that God-Given Dreams: 6 Ways to Live Your Divine Purpose (NavPress) will be released on March 5, 2024!

I’m also excited to share that God-Given Dreams will be my first book that will be available as an audio version in English. Will share more details as I get them.

Will you join me in praying that women near and far will be encouraged, empowered and inspired by God-Given Dreams?

God-Given Dreams is already available for preorder. When you preorder God-Given Dreams for you and yours, you’re showing your support for writers like this Christian Latina Author and sending a message to the publishing world that books like God-Given Dreams matter.

You can preorder God-Given Dreams today on:

I’m looking forward to sharing more details with you soon.

To God be the Glory!

“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)

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Ladies, Join Us for the Mighty Women of Valor NYSB Online Course Starting 11/7

What a blessing it is to be a Bible school instructor!

I’m looking forward to meeting my new students soon.

Ladies, I hope you’ll join us for the Mighty Women of Valor NYSB online course starting the evening of Tuesday, November 7.

This is a great way to grow in your faith and love for God.

You and your gal pals can join us from anywhere in the world. Learn more right here.

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Speaker at the Upcoming Publishing in Color Writer’s Conference

What a thrill and honor it is to be a speaker for the first time at a writer’s conference!

Given my experience as a journalist and that I’ve written five Christian living books and devotionals, I’ve written for various publications including The New York Times and Charisma‘s website and that I’m now a contributing writer for Our Daily Bread and working on my first book for NavPress, I’ve got quite a bit to say about writing.

This journaler turned journalist turned author is looking forward to sharing some tips with those attending this year’s Publishing in Color conference. You can learn more here.

Will you pray that my presentation will be a blessing to many?

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Details about My Upcoming Book God-Given Dreams (NavPress/Tyndale Alliance) [VIDEO]

I’m sharing a few details about God-Given Dreams: 6 Ways to Live Your Divine Purpose in this short video. I’m thrilled to be working on this book with my fantastic team at the NavPress/Tyndale Alliance. God-Given Dreams will be released on March 5, 2024 and is already available for preorder. Keep reading for more info.

What an honor to be listed on NavPress’ & Tyndale’s author pages! Click here to get a glance at my bio.

As a young journaler and aspiring writer and even as a working journalist, I didn’t dream of writing books …

But God had a plot twist for me …

This is part of God’s dream for me.

Thanks for your prayers and support!

I pray this book will help YOU live out God’s call on your life.

It’s written for such a time as this 🔥

God-Given Dreams is in the final edits (galleys) stage. I’m getting great feedback from my editors, marketing team and my endorsers.

I’ll show you a sneak peek of the back cover soon.

As I mentioned, God-Given Dreams is available for preorder. When you preorder God-Given Dreams for you and yours, you’re showing your support for writers like this Christian Latina Author and sending a message to the publishing world that books like God-Given Dreams are needed and wanted.

You can preorder God-Given Dreams on:

I’m looking forward to sharing more details with you.

Will you join me in praying that women near and far will be blessed by God-Given Dreams?

To God be the Glory!

“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)

Are you part of my email community? Join my email community to get updates about my forthcoming book and other projects I’m working on as well as encouragement sent straight to your inbox. Sign up right here and get access to a free gift.

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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 🎉

I’m about 3 months old in the picture on the left (above).

I’m around 1 years old in the pic on the right where I’m scribbling. My Mom took this shot. It’s the first and one of the only pics of me ✍️✍️✍️

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 way is to show your support by preordering copies of my upcoming book God-Given Dreams  (NavPress/Tyndale Alliance) for yourself and to give away as gifts to family and friends or nonprofits. God-Given Dreams is 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. They show publishers that books like God-Given Dreams matter!

Cue the mariachis 🎉 Welcome to Roctober 🎉 I’m celebrating another year of life by God’s grace this month 🙌 My birth month celebrations start … now👸🏻(LOL only two of these crowns & the cloud were for my birthday. The rest are for a special occasion and just ordinary days 👑😎)

I’m royalty because I’m the Beloved Daughter of the KING of kings 🙌

Three Cheers with Lemonade for this Month’s Birthday Girl 🎉🎉🎉💃💃💃Celebrating 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 between😀 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 💖

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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 you’re ready to take prayerful steps toward your God-given goals, I’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 don’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 you’ve been longing for

I’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 you’re feeling called to write a book and need some help with the process that can be overwhelming, check out the “Write that Book” strategy call and Book Writing Coaching programs I offer.

Let’s BELIEVE together in 2023!

Let’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 don’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)

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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 💕

And keep practicing until you can read for yourself and keep scribbling away until you learn how to write ✍️

One day you’re gonna be writing for renowned newspapers and magazines and even authoring books!

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

Don’t let anyone set limits on what you can and can’t do.

Relish the great times with Dad 💖

Keep wearing red 😎

Rock the bangs & two ponytails as long as you want 😀

May 4, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: There’s a reason you feel drawn to join the school newspaper and to volunteer in the school’s library 📚

✍️ Keep writing

✍️ Keep telling stories

🎙️ Keep speaking up

You’ll grow out of many phases (including that stuffed cow phase, LOL) but you won’t grow out of writing and creating ✍️ 🔥 🙌

Keep shining 👑

Note: This photo ran in my high school’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 women’s magazine, your own blog and to authoring books!

Your words are going to touch readers near and far 💕

Don’t get discouraged if you’re the only (or sometimes one of the few) Latinas in the classroom, newsroom or office. Keep writing anyway ✍️✍️✍️

🔥 Your words matter

🔥 Your story matters

🔥 You are making a difference

P.S. Technology is gonna get super advanced so get ready, and I’m glad you at least tried short hair for a bit 😀

Note: Pic taken during my college internship days. It’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 journalists⁉️

Keep going 🔥

✍️ You are finally gonna work at a magazine

🌎 You’re gonna board planes to Australia, Israel, Brazil, Ethiopia, England and more as you see God’s fingerprints on SIX continents

✍️ You’re gonna write about your travels so take notes

🎙️ One day you’ll be hosting your own women’s conferences and events 😮😮😮

God’s got lots more in store so get ready and keep shining 👑

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

June 1, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: Welcome to your NYU grad school journalism days and interning at a famous women’s magazine. Keep going 🔥 ✍️✍️✍️

P..S. I’m glad you’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 true❣️ Enjoy getting all glammed up and going to the fancy events and meeting the celebs and even doing a photo shoot … it’s gonna be a bumpy ride soon so hold on…

God’s got a plot twist for you 🔥 …

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 😎

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 ❣️❣️❣️

I’m so grateful you had such a wonderful time 💕

I’m also grateful God chased you down in Sydney… life will never be the same and that’s Good News …

God’s got a plot twist for you 🔥

Now that these childhood dreams were fulfilled it’s time for the next adventures … Get Ready 🔥

June 22, 2023 Post

TBT Dear Younger Me: How did you go from being a journalist to an English teacher to a communications specialist⁉️ 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 🌎🌍

Only God could do that 🙌

He knows what’s on the other side of our YES ❣️

Enjoy your travels and meeting people along the way and guess what.. your writing won’t be in hiding much longer 😎…

God’s got more in store for you during this plot twist 🔥

June 29, 2023 Post

Dear Younger Me: Rejoice as you dare to live your God-given dreams 🙌

It’s been a long and winding road to get here … 🔥

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

🔥 Writing FIVE Christian living books and devotionals

🔥 Teaching at a Bible school

🔥 Hosting events

🔥 Speaking in church and chapel services, events and gatherings

🔥 Being interviewed on different media outlets

🔥 Hosting a podcast

🔥 Blogging

🔥 Coaching

🔥 Has a YouTube channel

Keep writing ✍️ and speaking 🎙️

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

Note: I’m so glad my Dear Dad got to celebrate much of this with us 💕

July 6, 2023 Post

Hope you’ve enjoyed my recent TBT Dear Younger Me posts 💕

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

It’s been nice to reflect on how God has been working in me and through me.

I’m rejoicing that I’m in the season when I’m

🔥 Writing my first book for the NavPress/Tyndale Alliance

🔥 Writing for Our Daily Bread

🔥 Teaching at a Bible school

I look forward to sharing more highlights and updates with you.  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  🎉

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Dream Bigger – 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 you’re ready to take prayerful steps toward your God-given goals, I’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 don’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 you’ve been longing for

I’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 you’re feeling called to write a book and need some help with the process that can be overwhelming, check out the “Write that Book” strategy call and Book Writing Coaching programs I offer.

Let’s DREAM BIGGER together in 2023!

Let’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 don’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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