Leadership Tuesdays: Be Truthful...Edward R. Murrow

"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful."

--Edward R. Murrow

My Life Is Finally Better Than My Dreams...Dr. Seuss

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” 

--Dr. Seuss

You Are Loved...Tullian Tchividjian

“Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.” 

--Tullian Tchividjian

Hope Is...Desmond Tutu

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.

--Desmond Tutu 

Changes...Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life belongs to the living, and he [she] who lives must be prepared for changes.

--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. The Holidays can be a tough time for many especially those who are experiencing loss or missing loved ones. Michelle D. Freeman knows this all to well. In December 2006 she lost her husband, Josh Freeman, then president of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, in a tragic accident. In today's feature, she talks about her grieving process and how she has since found renewed life and purpose.

Currently, Ms. Freeman is the CEO of the company and the two family foundations: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation and Carl M. Freeman Foundation. She is also an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a minority partner in Monumental Sports and Entertainment which owns the WNBA Mystics, NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals as well as the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Lastly, Michelle is the proud mother of three children.

It is our hope that you are encouraged and inspired by this message. To view the video, click here.

Where Our Choice Lies...Elana K. Arnold

“Perhaps that is where our choice lies -- in determining how we will meet the inevitable end of things, and how we will greet each new beginning.” 

--Elana K. Arnold, Burning

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. The Holidays can be a tough time for many especially those who are experiencing loss or missing loved ones. Michelle D. Freeman knows this all to well. In December 2006 she lost her husband, Josh Freeman, then president of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, in a tragic accident. In today's feature, she talks about her grieving process and how she has since found renewed life and purpose.

Currently, Ms. Freeman is the CEO of the company and the two family foundations: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation and Carl M. Freeman Foundation. She is also an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a minority partner in Monumental Sports and Entertainment which owns the WNBA Mystics, NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals as well as the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Lastly, Michelle is the proud mother of three children.

It is our hope that you are encouraged and inspired by this message. To view the video, click here.

Merry Christmas!!

As I reminisce on Christmases gone by, I am reminded that the memories we make today are lasting.  It is my prayer your day is filled with the joy of special friends and loved ones.  
--Nona

Bernie Mac, Rest In Peace

Leadership Tuesday: The Purpose Of Life...Robert Bryne

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”  --Robert Bryne

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. The Holidays can be a tough time for many especially those who are experiencing loss or missing loved ones. Michelle D. Freeman knows this all to well. In December 2006 she lost her husband, Josh Freeman, then president of the Carl M. Freeman Companies, in a tragic accident. In today's feature, she talks about her grieving process and how she has since found renewed life and purpose.

Currently, Ms. Freeman is the CEO of the company and the two family foundations: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation and Carl M. Freeman Foundation. She is also an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a minority partner in Monumental Sports and Entertainment which owns the WNBA Mystics, NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals as well as the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Lastly, Michelle is the proud mother of three children.

It is our hope that you are encouraged and inspired by this message. To view the video, click here.

Hope Sings And Never Stops...Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

--Emily Dickinson

Hope Gets It Done...Martin Luther

Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.

--Martin Luther

Tell The Truth ...Virginia Woolfe

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

--Virginia Woolfe

The Spirit Lives On!

Great men and women live and die, but the true essence of their lives remain. If we are mindful, that essence, which is their spirit, will inform us and live on in our hearts for eternity. 

--Nona

July 18, 1918 -- December 5, 2013
Rest In Peace