Legacy

I am part of the visitation ministry through our women's ministry at church.

Another lady and I go and visit a wonderful 96 year old gentleman.

He still works at the business in town that he founded.

He still drives.

He still goes to breakfast with a group of men every morning.

He works with a son and at least 1 grandson.

 I see him in church every Sunday.

He has a very sharp mind and memory.

It has been so interesting hearing the stories that he tells.

You can see his faith in the way he lives and talks.

Yes, he has had sorrow.  He has lost his wife and a son.

But, today, while I was visiting him and we were talking, he said, "The Lord will take care of me, He always has."

Through 96 years of life, God has always taken care of him.

I want to be able to say that if I am so lucky to reach the age of 96.

I want to be able to leave a legacy of faith like he is leaving.

He has children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he is leaving this legacy to.

I wonder who I will be leaving my legacy to?

The legacy will be passed on to people I have not even met yet.

The way I am shaping my life and the way I am raising my children will influence generations to come.

I want to leave good.

I want to leave faith.

I want to tell them, "The Lord will take care of me, He always has."

How can you be a blessing?

Our women's ministry director was welcoming us to Bible study yesterday and she was talking about how much she loved reading everyone's "thankful" posts throughout November on Facebook.  I felt a bit guilty after she said that, because sometimes, they really annoy me.  

Please don't say I'm the only one.

Don't get me wrong.  I'm so thankful for so many things and I even journaled a lot of it.  I just didn't put them on Facebook. (No offense to anyone who did!)

She went on to say that wouldn't it be neat if December was all about blessings.  We could say things that we are blessed with or that bless us, and we could also be a blessing to someone else.  I loved her idea.
I hope that I can be a blessing to someone every day in December.  What ideas do you have to be a blessing to someone else?

Today was one of those days where I did not want to do anything or go anywhere.  However, I had committed to being a volunteer in my daughter's classroom every Wednesday.  I could have just told her teacher that I did not feel well, but I didn't.  I went and I am so glad that I did.  Volunteering in her class is truly a blessing to me.  Those kiddos are so very precious.  I love being able to help.  I also love being able to help the teacher do things that she does not always have time for.  I know what I am doing is blessing to all of them, but it also really blesses me!

Three of my biggest blessings-

These two slay me sometimes! We were all watching How the Grinch stole Christmas last night. It's one of Daddy's favorite Christmas movies :-)

Being content with your own blessings

Wow.  Has it really been 5 years ago since this picture was taken?

2007.

It may go down as the best year of my life.

I mean, look at those two!

1 year old and 2 years old.

That was the fall that we had moved to Paris.

Life was glorious.  The trees were spectacular that fall.

It was a perfect season in the middle of some hard times that I had health-wise.

I was feeling pretty good and things were going really good.

I had really gotten used to and loved having two tiny tots.

You know that rhythm you find as a momma? I had found mine.

Have you ever heard the saying, "Comparison breeds discontentment?"
I feel like that has been weighing on me for a while now.
I have let myself become discontent by comparing things that I should not have been comparing.
Yes, other people may have something that I do not have.
However, I have things that they may not have.
Lord, teach me to continue to see life that way.
What I have is so great.  I am very, very blessed.
My blessings are different than your blessings.
And that is okay.
That is very much okay.