My Legacy

Long time no post!!! Life got crazy as usual, and I decided to ditch the computer for a while. It was a nice break...but time to come back.

Look for a brain dump in the next week or so of all my trips, family goings on, and more! Lots of pictures...I promise Mom!

But here's what's been on my mind this week...my legacy. Anyone who knows me, knows that I find comfort, solace, and meaning in music. Thankfully there are talented songwriters who are able to give a voice to some of the things I have flooding my mind on a daily basis. I only wish I was so eloquent to find such perfect words and melodies. Some may find the play list on my site annoying...but for me, this site wouldn't be complete without it. I promise to update it more to reflect my thoughts at the time. This weeks selections are Legacy by Nichole Nordeman, World by Five for Fighting, and Waitin on the World to Change by John Mayer.

So I'm reading a book by Robin McGraw called Inside My Heart, and she asks two questions in the beginning....Who are you? & What is your purpose? Do you have an answer? I had to put the book down and think for a while. I got through the first question pretty fast. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter, friend, child of God, etc... These are things that we can't necessary change or have much control over. They are our roles in life. I suppose you could get really deep in discovery of who you are...but for me, these define me best. I knew the second question might be deep...so I'll keep answer one simple.

So what is your purpose? Do you have any idea? In order to answer that question, I had to ask another question to myself. What do you want your legacy to be? Wow! Thought about that lately? If you die tomorrow...what will others say about you? What would you want them to say about you? Thank you Nichole for finding words that seem all to trapped inside, but are screaming to get out. I hope people say that I was a good person who loved God and her family with all her heart. But that's a given...for me anyway. But then it hit me...my legacy and purpose here on this ever cynical and crazy earth is to serve other people. I thought it was going to be deep and lengthy...but my legacy and purpose is servanthood. Now for how I got to such a simple answer...

I think we all feel at times that we are only one person and cannot make a difference in such a big and crazy world...but I've thrown that notion out the window and have decided that I AM one person and I can do a lot. Most of the things I have been busy with lately are volunteer opportunities that I have been pursing over here. Most are military by nature...since my German still pretty much stinks! I'll touch more on those ventures in the upcoming posts. But my point it this....what if we all found something or some cause we were passionate about? What if we tried to make a difference? What if every one on this earth put other's needs above their own and focused on goodwill? I know...now I'm just being silly. But I refuse to raise my children and teach them that situations are hopeless and they cannot bring about change. While at points in my life, I do have thoughts that we are all just wasting our time, I honestly do not believe that!

So do it!!! Find your purpose, your passion, your legacy! Then go create change. Get others excited about what you are doing. You may be only one person, but you are one person who can bring good and make change! A life lived without purpose and passion, isn't much of a life to live.

So in the wonderful words of Nichole...
"I want to leave a legacy.
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough to make a mark on things?"
I sure hope so...

"What kind of world do you want?
Think anything!!!
Let's start at the start.
Build a masterpiece.
Be careful what you wish for...history starts now!"
-World by Five for Fighting