The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.   Kalu Ndukwe Kalu I've talked  about  legacies before.  It's a favorite topic of mine and something I think about often.  I think about it as I get older and people in my life start to pass on and I go to their memorial services and listen to what is said about them.  What is said about them when they are gone indicates what kind of legacy they have left behind.  Yesterday (Saturday) I attended the memorial service of an old co-worker who, in perfect health, passed away very suddenly last week.  We all were shocked, stunned, and at a loss as to how and why he passed.  His family is so heartbroken.  But they gave beautiful tributes to the legacy he left behind.  He was a good Dad, a good man that had strong work ethic and integrity, a dedicated  and loving husband for the length of his wife's days (she passed a ...

I want to leave a legacy  How will they remember me?  Did I choose to love?  Did I point to You enough t o make a mark on things?  I want to leave an offering  A child of mercy and grace who  blessed your name unapologetically  And leave that kind of legacy Nichole Nordeman What are you doing today that will leave its mark on tomorrow?  Creating and leaving a legacy has nothing to do with having children and grandchildren.  It has to do with leaving a mark on your world that will outlast you - single, married, widowed, still a child, lived a long life, in the in-between of life.  No matter where you stand today (age, relational  attachments , career, etc) you can be creating and leaving a legacy.   Maybe it's morbid but have you ever had that thought, "If I died today, this very minute, who would miss me?  Remember me?  What would people say about me?  How would my funeral/memorial service go?"  I...