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”

Creator

By: Gabriela Yareliz A Stylish Creator Designers pride themselves in their work.(That is an Oscar De La Renta up there.) They carefully craft together different fabrics and create something magnificent. A piece of them that goes out into the world for all to see. The materials are placed carefully where they are needed, and whenContinue reading “Creator”

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”

To live

By: Gabriela Yareliz It was a gray, humid day. I was out for a walk with my dog, Bunny, in the rain. It is one of those rains where everything is green and alive. I was trying to stroll while she would occasionally stop and try to make a feast out of acorns. We areContinue reading “To live”

Merry Christmas!

By: Gabriela Yareliz Hi! Hi! Hi! One more exam to destroy. I want to wish everyone an amazing Christmas season. Spend time with family, reflect, have some introspection, get some safe sunshine, thank God for His amazing gifts and our incredible lives, relax, drink tea, do something new, spend less time on your computer orContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”

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”

As a nation

By: Gabriela Yareliz As a nation, we must come together and pray for all of the families who lost loved ones, not only today (in the school shooting in Connecticut), but in all of these terrible and recent tragedies, shootings and suicides. President Obama sums it up so well. Our prayers are with you. InContinue reading “As a nation”

Just Man

By: Elie Wiesel “One of the Just Men came to Sodom, determined to save its inhabitants from sin and punishment. Night and day he walked the streets and markets protesting against greed and theft, falsehood and indifference. In the beginning, people listened and smiled ironically. Then they stopped listening: he no longer amused them. TheContinue reading “Just Man”