He who is and was and always will be

By: Gabriela Yareliz

This song is so powerful. Kerrie Roberts does a passionate interpretation. I wanted to share it with you. The lyrcis, voice,–everything about this song is perfect.

A Savior To Me-Kerrie Roberts

Before the break of that first dawn
You wrote the secrets of the world
And filled the ancient skies
With Your voice and light

Before the world began to spin
You knew the heart of broken men
And how to save our lives
With Your perfect sacrifice

What words could tell
What song could sing?

And bring
Glory to God above
Full of truth and endless love
He who is and was and always will be
I surrender to the one
Gentle and most powerful
Of all the things You are
You’ve chosen to be
A savior to me

You have made Your light to shine
Through the darkness of all time
And that light was life
In the face of Jesus Christ

You’ve caused a dawn within my soul
My heart no longer is my own
I want to praise You now

With every breath that You allow

What words could tell
What song could sing?

And bring
Glory to God above
Full of truth and endless love
He who is and was and always will be
I surrender to the one
Gentle and most powerful
Of all the things You are
You’ve chosen to be
A Savior to me

And I sing glory to God almighty (3x)

Glory to God above
Full of truth and endless love
He who is and was and always will be
And I surrender to the one
Gentle and most powerful
Of all the things You are
You’ve chosen to be
A Savior to me

And I sing glory to God almighty
And I sing glory
And I sing glory

And I sing glory
I sing glory
I sing glory
I sing glory

Sparkles

By: Gabriela Yareliz

1] A moment in a memory

I still feel

sparkles

of it in my heart;

like glitter left

falling

in the air.

2] Desire

“Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. Se’lah”

Psalm 21:2

3] Shallow pursuits

I think every woman has a beauty or style icon. Someone famous you adore no matter what that person does because you adore him/her for shallow reasons. Someone who you might have identified with or maybe someone who helped you feel better about yourself.

I just wanted to show some gorgeous shots of the professional, comfortable with her body, mother, hardworker, designer, Oscar de La Renta lover (my fav. designer), smoky eyed woman who says she is capable of laughing at herself and admits she is stubborn.

I present to you the lovely Penelope Cruz.

4] Guess who went to The Daily Show, and sat feet away from Jon Stewart?–Me. 🙂 Unforgettable. He is so cool, and super sweet.

Keep those sparkles in your heart–save them to warm you on a cold day.

This weeks picks

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Here are some awesome things I came across:

1] Gandhi’s Seven Dangers to Human Virtue:

1. Wealth without work

2. Pleasure without conscience

3.Knowledge without character

4. Business without ethics

5. Science without humanity

6.Religion without sacrifice

7. Politics without principle

2] Still- By Hillsong

One of the prettiest songs I have heard in a while.

3] iconic photo

 

Have a great day filed with rest and accomplishment–

 

NYC: Fall colors to Snow; Weather Change

By: Gabriela Yareliz

Hello my beautiful friends! I hope you are warm and safe. Today my torts professor was listening to someone’s argument, until we noticed he wasn’t paying attention. Instead, he was looking out of the wall-size window with a horrified expression. He was watching the snow fall. It looked like sand being poured out.

So, here we have a before and after. NYC before Hurricane Sandy and Athena (the snow/ Nor’easter) and the beginnings of Athena.

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Union Square
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The pier by the Hudson; two Sabbaths ago.
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Today: YES, that is snow!
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Walking down Fifth Ave. A very wet and magical walk.

In the words of Fox News(Yes, why am I quoting Fox news… but this is a worthy quote): “Regardless of what you call it, Athena or Ishmael, be careful. As Shakespeare might  have said, a storm by any other name is just as dangerous.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/11/07/national-weather-service-will-not-use-unofficial-name-athena-for-noreaster/#ixzz2BZtoWOXy

A Peculiar People

By: Ellen G. White

The people whom God is leading will be peculiar. They will not be like the world. But if they follow the leadings of God they will accomplish His purposes, and will yield their will to His will. Christ will dwell in the heart. The temple of God will be holy. Your body, says the apostle, is the temple of the Holy Ghost. – {Te 241.4}

Four more years

By: Gabriela Yareliz

May it be four more years filled with peace, FREEDOM, equality and free health care (wink).

Congratulations president Obama. Don’t let the nation down, and finish what you’ve started.

America has voted folks. This election’s electoral votes redeemed elections for me. The Gore-Bush thing left me traumatized. This time, the popular vote won. I feel better.

Good night.

The value of a soul

By: Ellen G. White

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” He is the only One that had power to do it. Here the great price has been paid for souls sunk in sin. Man must be of value. Christ weighs him. Christ’s taking human nature upon Himself shows that He places a value upon every soul. “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” This is the value God places upon man, and again He says, “I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” But God will do nothing without the co-operation of the human agent. – {Te 287.1}

We are all woven together in the web of humanity. The evil that befalls any part of the great human brotherhood brings peril to all. – {Te 208.2}

 

Move

“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”

— Anthony Bourdain