Category: Living for the Weekend

“Never said there wouldn’t be trials, never said I wouldn’t fall, never said that everything would go the way I want it to go; but when my back is against the wall and I feel all hope is gone, I’ll just lift my head up to the sky and say help me to be strong. I […]

“Because I’m happy … clap along if you feel like a room without a roof. Because I’m happy … clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth. Because I’m happy … clap along if you know what happiness is to you. Because I’m happy … clap along if you feel like that’s what […]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]

“A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men — and people in general.” Lorraine Hansberry I met this “Phenomenal Women” many years ago and like so many Phenomenal Women, you won’t find her […]

“If I kicked the bucket tomorrow, I would like it to be known that I founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942, organized the freedom rides in 1961, and attempted to bring Gandhian techniques of nonviolence to the struggle for racial equality in this country.” James Farmer “Human potential, though not always apparent, is […]

“How can I say thanks for the things you have done for me? Things so undeserved, yet you gave to prove your love for me; the voices of a million angels could not express my gratitude. All that I am and ever hope to be, I owe it all to Thee. To God be the glory.” […]

“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.” Leo Buscaglia “Don’t […]

“The Lord says, forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. Look at the new thing I am going to do.  It is already happening. Don’t you see it? I will make a road in the desert and rivers in the dry land” Isaiah 43:18-19. Many people make resolutions for the New […]

“Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.” Steve Maraboli During this season of giving Living for the Weekend acknowledges several organizations that presented their Christmas parties as a season of giving […]

“The news came on the wings of a wind, reluctant to carry its burden. Nelson Mandela’s day is done. The news, expected and still unwelcome, reached us in the United States, and suddenly our world became somber. Our skies were leaden. His day is done. No sun outlasts its sunset, but it will rise again […]

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” Buddha “Trumpet players see each other […]

“I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn’t know it at the time, but what really came out of my scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.” Lloyd Bentsen The Radisson at Cross Keys was the perfect gathering […]