Category Archives: literature

It

By: Gabriela Yareliz I read that the origin of the concept of people being ‘it,’ came from this: “It isn’t beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It’s just ‘It’.” Mrs. Bathurst, Rudyard Kipling Be your own ‘it’ girl or ‘it’ man. Be original, appealing, lovely, humble, and have that extra ingredient no oneContinue reading “It”

Autumn Thoughts

Below are some picks from http://autumnindie.tumblr.com. A very quotable blog. “She asked, ‘You are in love, what does love look like?’ To which I replied, ‘Like everything I’ve ever lost came back to me.’” Nayyirah Waheed “Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. YourContinue reading “Autumn Thoughts”

Memory’s Hall

By: Ellen G. White God is not pleased to have His people hanging dark and painful pictures in memory’s hall. He would have every soul plucking the roses and the lilies and the pinks, hanging memory’s hall with the precious promises of God blooming all over the garden of God. He would have us dwellingContinue reading “Memory’s Hall”

This Week’s Picks: September 15, 2013/ To a bold autumn!

By: Gabriela Yareliz Another week begins. Each week, each day, each hour, brings its own trials and hurdles, but also its beauty. It is cooler now, the leaves will soon begin to turn. I know that technically fall doesn’t start until the twenty-something of Sept., but I say it starts now. It doesn’t last long.Continue reading “This Week’s Picks: September 15, 2013/ To a bold autumn!”

Harper’s Bazaar: The Good Wife

“So why am I doing this? Because Anthony has always been a smart, caring, and dedicated person, and while he’s the same public servant who wants what’s best for the people he represents, he is now something else – a better man.” “New Yorkers will have to decide for themselves whether or not to giveContinue reading “Harper’s Bazaar: The Good Wife”

Press Forward

By: Ellen G. White Let the afflictions which pain us so grievously become instructive lessons, teaching us to press forward toward the mark of the prize of our high calling in Christ. Let us be encouraged by the thought that the Lord is soon to come. Let this hope gladden our hearts…. – {Hvn 8.1}