Thank You

I know I'm a few days late, but last week was Thanksgiving and I don't even know where to begin with everything that I am thankful for.  I am so blessed to have such an amazing family, group of friends, a job that I really enjoy, my health, food and shelter, happiness, love, and everything else.

Therefore, the song of the week is Daryl Black's, "Thank You."

I am also thankful for the year ahead.  Perhaps the most exciting and most challenging part of the next year will be SCHOOL!  I have applied for a master's program that I am really excited about.  I'll find out in the next month or so if I have been accepted and then will start in January.  It all came about pretty quickly, but it is something that I have been thinking about for awhile - it finally just happened that everything fell into place and I found a school and program that both fit me really well.

I saw two quotes the other day and it's something that I am going to try to strive to do each day -

"Dear God, I wanna take a minute, not to ask for anything from you, but simply to say thank you for all I have."

"Don't forget to pray today, because God didn't forget to wake you up this morning."

Have to remember that every day should be thanksgiving and not just one day a year!

I Was Here

Beyonce.  What can I say, that woman is an absolutely incredible talent and performer.  I heard her new song this morning, "I was Here," and I love the lyrics.  I think about the legacy that I am leaving and the legacy that I want to leave pretty regularily and this song puts my thoughts and hopes into words.
Check out the lyrics - 
I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of timeKnow there was something that, and something that I left behindWhen I leave this world, I'll leave no regretsLeave something to remember, so they won't forget
I was hereI lived, I lovedI was hereI did, I've done, everything that I wantedAnd it was more than I thought it would beI will leave my mark so everyone will knowI was here
I want to say I lived each day, until I dieAnd know that I meant something in, somebody's lifeThe hearts I have touched, will be the proof that I leaveThat I made a difference, and this world will see
I was hereI lived, I lovedI was hereI did, I've done, everything that I wantedAnd it was more than I thought it would beI will leave my mark so everyone will know
I was hereI lived, I lovedI was hereI did, I've done, everything that I wantedAnd it was more than I thought it would beI will leave my mark so everyone will knowI was here
I just want them to knowThat I gave my all, did my bestBrought someone to happinessLeft this world a little better just because
I was here
I was hereI lived, I lovedI was hereI did, I've done, everything that I wantedAnd it was more than I thought it would beI will leave my mark so everyone will know
Copied from MetroLyrics.com 


Even the music video is pretty cool, take a look at it on Vevo - http://www.vevo.com/watch/beyonce/i-was-here-live-at-roseland/USSM21102003

God Of This City

I first heard the song, "God Of This City," sung by Chris Tomlin at a conference when I was a junior in college.  The song comes to me at strange times- when I'm driving in the city, when I'm sitting on the train, when I'm at work, or even when I'm just with friends.  


Last week I became aware of an organization, one that I had heard of before, but had never really considered before.  The group is called Big Brothers, Big Sisters and it is something that I am really interested in becoming a part of.  Whether I decide that I want to become a mentor or just volunteer at one of the clubs in the city, I am excited.  I am excited to know that while I help people at work, now I will be helping someone out of my own volition, not just because I am at work.  


The reason that the song "God Of This City" is prevalent is because there are clubs all over Chicago and from what I can see through my research is that they are doing great things.  There is so much that needs to be done, people need to remember that they are not going about their own daily lives separate from everyone else, but that they are a part of a larger society that needs to do more to help those around them.    


As the song says, "greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done here."