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What Legacy Will You Choose To Leave?

May 15, 2013 by Tracey 4 Comments

I like the idea of leaving a spiritual legacy for my children.

While reading Desperate:  Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson, I  found this at the end of chapter 12, “Living on Purpose.”

“In your journal, list five ways you want to leave a legacy to your children.  (For example:  loving relationships, moral excellence, a vibrant faith, etc.)  Under each area write at least two practical goals or ways you will implement your plan this year.  Make a six-month plan for specific ways you will establish routines or traditions to build these goals into your schedule.”

Since I know I have a better chance of following through on a shorter list, I decided to designate three areas in which I’d like to leave a legacy for my children.

1.  A generous spirit.
– Every month, our daughters can do a few extra projects to earn money, with the specific purpose of giving the money to a needy family, a missionary, etc.
– Emphasize sharing with others – inside and outside of the family – with everything from possessions to candy to time.

2.  A grateful heart.
– Buy the girls their own “gratitude journal” and each night before we do our bedtime reading, they can write down at least one thing for which they’re thankful.
– Have the girls write at least one thank you note a month, expressing gratitude to another person.  I need to assign this to the first day of the month so I won’t forget!

3.  A knowledge of who God is.
– During the summer, we can study an attribute of God each month and work together to memorize a verse about that attribute.
– Continue our after supper family devotional time.

What spiritual legacy would you like to leave your children?

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  1. Nikki says

    May 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    That is such a great idea! I'm going to have to think about implementing it, too!

    Those are three legacies I would like my children to have, as well, but most importantly who God is and what He has done for us.

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  2. Mama S says

    May 16, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Oh I really really LOVE that book, it was such a good read 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracey says

      May 16, 2013 at 9:13 pm

      I agree! Even though I've moved through much of the season of mothering "little ones," this book was a great encouragement. I would definitely recommend it for other moms – especially those with two or more very young children.

      Reply
  3. Sues says

    May 16, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

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