Author: Ana Barajas

He was Beautiful. I don’t mean handsome or gorgeous, although from her perspective he was, I Mean “beautiful” as in having a beautiful heart, full of compassion and admiration for others who value truth. And all of his inner beauty transcended to his outer appearance. She said, he was Beautiful. She also spoke of many other characteristics that attributed him a Man of Worth: a King. He had spoken to her about his childhood and his struggles growing up. He shared with her the way his father beat up his mother and how he degraded him with vulgar words. He shared with her his teenage heart: “When I was young […]

I wept that night sour tears. The tormented oceans within my being drowned me. I could not breath. A second lasted a lifetime and my soul was consumed in flames. I looked within myself and then returned to the little artistic bedroom where the presence of God lingered. I cursed God and immediately repented. I clinked onto his feet once more weeping on my knees. I was the daughter of a sovereign God; one who remained faithful despite of her own desires. He stood there, watching me. He understood the pain. He was patient with my anger. He embraced it by hugging me. I wept myself to sleep on cold, wooden […]

What men don’t know about women! We asked women in their teens, twenty-somethings, women in their thirties and forties what they seek in a man. Women of different ethnic backgrounds and different beliefs system. Women who are married, single-single women, and some single mothers: What do you consider the most important thing in a man’s character, personality and values system? What draws you to a man? What must he do to obtain your heart? What must they treat you like? Things that annoy you about a man? Things you cannot forgive about a man? What do you think about educated men vs. not? What should men dress like? This is […]

What women don’t know about men! Photograph by: Ana Barajas We asked men the exact same question we asked women in part one of Men Want To Be Respected and Women Want To Be Loved. They are teenagers, twenty-somethings, and thirty-somethings. Some men are single fathers, others have girlfriends, and some are married. They are from different ethnic backgrounds and some men are Christian and others aren’t. A handful of men were hesitant to answer these question because hey believed to be too personal and others could not wait to share their heart—which I truly appreciate! What do you consider the most important thing in a woman’s character, personality and […]

Women have turned men into savages—luring beasts after fragile, broken women and most aren’t even aware of this. Why do most men think it’s enough to call women “beautiful” and “sexy”, or “smart” and “gorgeous”, and automatically they will open a door to them? Because for a lot of women it is enough! Photograph by: Ana Barajas A lot of women have lowered their standers far too low that it is enough for a man to call her “sweet heart”. At the sound of these words most women are ready to take off their clothes—these are the most promiscuous. At the very least, some women are ready to kiss that […]

People cheat because they have no identity. They do not know who they are, therefore, do not know what they need or want. They do not know their inmost self. They think they know themselves on the surface, but even this knowledge is scarce. Photograph by: Ana Barajas A grand percentage of people seek a person who is attractive, successful, and someone they can have great sex with. But, what happens when that person does not satisfy them emotionally? They cheat. Emotional satisfaction cannot be found in a person. It can only be found in God. We where made in the image of God, which means we are eternal. God […]

If it were up to me, right now I would be married, desperately in love, but my marriage would probably be a total disaster. I would either be a marginalized wife or a wife whose husband cheats on her. I would be emotionally damaged and spiritually dead. I am soooooo glad I did not get to choose. Instead, I was obedient to the voice of God and rejected those possibilities. Looking back into my life, I see God’s amazing intervention and how the Holy Spirit spoke truth about obedience in my life. When I was a teenage mother, I could have chosen to runaway to Tennessee with the wrong guy […]

My heart breaks when I see a man struggle. I have seen men addicted to cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and alcohol. I have seen men depressed and unable to speak worthiness to their soul. I have seem beaten men; physically and spiritually. It breaks my heart. This was not God’s original plan for man. He wanted to embrace manhood, God truly placed man on earth to lord over all things; to have self dominion. He wanted man to rule. Originally, God gave man worth, value, and much much dignity; He designed man in His own image. However…. Man’s dignity has been dragged across the floor by Satan. He has spoken words […]