By: Gabriela Yareliz Thank you Martin Luther King Jr. for dreaming. Thank you activists for marching. Thank you minorities for boycotting. Thank you God creating us for equal. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.Continue reading “The power of a dream”
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Nothing is impossible
By: Gabriela Yareliz Work for God. Do what He has called you to do. There is no better place to be than in the center of His will. At times it will be far from what you imagined, but do it, and you will never regret it. Know that while many increase in wealth, powerContinue reading “Nothing is impossible”
Amazing Grace
By: Ellen G. White “Pride of the heart is always associated with ignorance of God. It is the light of God that discovers our darkness and destitution.” – Review and Herald, Feb. 9, 1897 “We are called by Christ to come out from the world and to be separate. We are called to live holyContinue reading “Amazing Grace”
Inspiration for the day, Jan. 15, 2013
By: Gabriela Yareliz “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may beContinue reading “Inspiration for the day, Jan. 15, 2013”
An Eternal Perspective
By: Gabriela Yareliz What do I miss the most about Florida? Other than my family, the answer would be sunshine. That feeling of the warmth on your skin—that to me is priceless. Now, as we begin 2013, I hope we will choose to have an eternal perspective. In other words, a perspective that revolves aroundContinue reading “An Eternal Perspective”
Week’s Picks: Dec. 17, 2012
By: Gabriela Yareliz 1] 2] “I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only the past.” -Virginia Woolf 3] 4] Theodore Roosevelt “It is not the critic who counts: not the manContinue reading “Week’s Picks: Dec. 17, 2012”
Because you’re worth it (wink)
By: Gabriela Yareliz You must give yourself value. The value you believe you have, and the value you believe God places on you. If you do not, the world will not place this value on you. Instead, it pulls you and stretches you. It surrounds you with destructive habits, numbers, labels and beauty, which in the beginningContinue reading “Because you’re worth it (wink)”
The Mystery
By: James Stewart “He was the meekest and lowliest of all the sons of men. Yet he spoke of coming on the clouds of heaven with the glory of God. He was so austere that evil spirits and demons cried out in terror at his coming, yet he was so genial and winsome and approachable,Continue reading “The Mystery”
Dag Hammarskjold
“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.” -Dag Hammarskjold “A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcome and valuable, but it does notContinue reading “Dag Hammarskjold”
mélange
By: Gabriela Yareliz This is something that really touched my heart. I hope you take the time to read it. I took the time to type it out, because it really uplifted my spirits. Thoughts by Dr. Tony Evans (with my interjections) Everything in quotes is from his message in Tampa, Fla., on Nov. 2. CANDIEDContinue reading “mélange”