Anna’s Blog

Anna Gibbons

Anna Gibbons has worked for Aglow International since 2004 and has served as the Generations Director since 2011. She oversees the Aglow Generations Groups around the globe ranging from children to young adults. Anna loves to encourage, support, and see what God is doing around the world. Her heart is for the nations and she has traveled to over 20 countries. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Comparative Religion and International Studies. Anna is 38 years old. She married the love of her life, Jason Gibbons, in July of 2017. In her blogs, you’ll find honesty, transparency, authenticity, faith and encouragement from her heart and Christian walk to yours.

Puget Sound

Greatest Expectations

Expectations. We all have them placed on us and we place them on others. We put expectations on family, friends, a circumstance, events, a job, an education, a timeframe, and the list could go on. Daily in all aspects of life, we have expectations. Webster’s dictionary defines expectation as a belief that something will happen…

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Citizens of Heaven

Travelling is a passion of mine. I love to explore new places, study history, and make new friends. I realized possessing American citizenship and an American passport gives me access to travel to almost anywhere in the world. This is a great privilege. Travelling is a passion of mine. I love to explore new places,…

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Surrendered Life

My trips to Israel have increased my love for history. I saw a movie recently that gave me another snapshot into the history of the Jewish people. Walking with the Enemy is about a young Jewish man who posed as a Nazi officer to help save Jews from Hungary during World War 2. The film…

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thanksgiving

Those that walk in gratefulness, walk in fullness.

With Thanksgiving coming this week, I have been reflecting on the past year and what I am most thankful for. The one thing that stood out to me is simply the love of God. As Graham Cooke was speaking to us about first love during one of the sessions at Aglow National Conference, God was…

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Placement, Not Performance

It’s not about performance. It’s about placement. This phrase has been circulating in Aglow through the teachings of Jane and Graham Cooke. It is a phrase that has held fresh in my mind the last few months. As we gathered around the television to watch the Summer Olympics most athletes expressed their only goal…to win…

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You Are Not Alone

Loneliness and isolation are painful feelings that I experienced for a season in my life. Depression and anxiety seemed to grip me and at times I felt like giving up on life. It was then that the truth of Deuteronomy 31:6 and Hebrews 13:5 became real to me. As I meditated on the word of God,…

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