By: Gabriela Yareliz Camp meeting (n): An event at which churches from a certain area get together, usually once a year, for a spiritual retreat and fellowship. The concept and practice originated in England and Scotland. Camp meeting is always a fun time of the year. It always has been. I have good memories ofContinue reading “Camp Meeting”
Tag Archives: hope
True Feelings
By: Gabriela Yareliz Here are five confessions of truth, straight from the heart. 1] World Cup Antoine Griezmann, I cried with you. That was tough. France, you played magically. I will always wear that jersey with pride. Bisous, les bleus, bisous. 2] Hair It’s so weird when you cut off two feet of hair. You lookContinue reading “True Feelings”
$60 for a Life Diagnosis
This is my skeptical, dramatic face. By: Gabriela Yareliz “Some days are meant to be counted, others are meant to be weighed.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love This is how it all began: The weather has been hot, sticky and nauseating. Our air conditioner at work decides to give out when heat levels rise–you’dContinue reading “$60 for a Life Diagnosis”
Your Future
By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes, we are afraid of what the future holds. We are usually afraid of things we don’t understand or things we can’t control. Uncertainty. It’s a scary thing. A lot of us like to feel like we are in control of something. It’s that desire to control that sometimes stops us fromContinue reading “Your Future”
Tuesday Badinage
By: Gabriela Yareliz It was a spring day today. I was trapped inside for the entirety of it. In the forecast is: snow. Yes! (Sarcasm dripping all over this people). It seems like we will be experiencing the four seasons this week. New Yorkers are simply living through it and trying to just “let itContinue reading “Tuesday Badinage”
This Week’s Picks: Nov. 17, 2013: The simple life
By: Gabriela Yareliz The temperature is heatin’ up! Okay. A 60 degree high isn’t so hot, but it’s better than 25 lows. But the weekend is over. We’ll see how the temperature fluctuates now. It has been a fabulous couple of weeks. We’ve been so busy, here in the law school world. I am inevitablyContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: Nov. 17, 2013: The simple life”
Para que tu no llores asi–
By: Gabriela Yareliz /Para que tu no llores así no pierdas las esperanza sé que llegara, llegara. Para que tu no llores así no pierdas la esperanza sé que llegara, llegara. /
This Week’s Picks: September 22, 2013
By: Gabriela Yareliz Welcome Autumn! Officially. Even though to me, it has been fall for at least a week and a half. Us clinic law students are typing out memos this weekend, and strategy plans for our cases. Exciting times. Uncertainty and hope is the cocktail we are drinking. I bought the cutest coat, andContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: September 22, 2013”
Lift My Life Up, By: Unspoken
“Lift My Life Up” You brought me this far so why would I question You now You have provided so why would I start to doubt I’ve never been stranded, abandoned or left here to fight alone So I’m giving You control I lift my life, lift my life up I give it all inContinue reading “Lift My Life Up, By: Unspoken”
Character & Destiny
By: Ellen G. White “The character which we now manifest is deciding our future destiny.”– {Hvn 95.1} “Let no man flatter himself that he is a successful man unless he preserves the integrity of his conscience, giving himself wholly to the truth and to God. We should move steadily forward, never losing heart or hopeContinue reading “Character & Destiny”