Well done, good and faithful servant.

I've put off blogging this week because I don't really know what to say. Those of you who know me personally or follow me on Twitter probably know by this time what's been going on. For those of you who do not know/follow me, my cousin's husband passed away this week. Please pray for Christie & her wonderful three year old twins, Avery and Ainslee. Talking with people about our favorite memories with JR got me thinking...

"In the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides the temporary trappings of this world // 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 want to leave an offering, a child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically, and leave that kind of legacy //...// Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred. I just want to hear instead 'Well done, good and faithful one...'"

Those are lyrics from one of my favorite songs, Legacy, by Nichole Nordeman. My favorite part is the bridge. When I'm gone, I don't want people to remember the worldly things I've done. My car, my house, my GPA, my net worth, my job, my clothes, etc., won't matter at that point. I'm not telling you to sell your car, live in a box, flunk all your classes, quit your job or walk around naked. What I am focused on is priorities. I would much rather people forget all that stuff about me and remember my love for Jesus, my love for people, my passions, my character. If all someone remembers about me is that I drove a black mustang with hot pink seats, they don't actually know me, nor do they remember anything of significance about me. If all someone remembers is my love for Jesus, they know my heart. 

My challenge is to figure out how you want people to remember you. What do you need to do to make sure that is how you are remembered? Are you living as one person around one group of people and another person around another group? Be consistent. Why? So that when people talk about you, they'll all have different memories but they'll remember the same person. JR is remembered as a great daddy, husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. We will all miss him, but remember him for being a wonderful person.

Other things this week...
Brand Marketing test - ugh. OSU beating Nebraska - awesome. Please, James Anderson, one more year. Happy birthday on Tuesday to my Adopted Hollee! Congrats to all the Kennedy kids for a great job at the Grady County Junior Livestock Show!

Care to share what has God been teaching you lately? Use the comments section, please. Have a great pre-spring break week!
-Shae Suzanne

Music: Video:  Legacy, Nichole Nordeman. Save a Place for Me, Matthew West. iLike: The Altar and the Door, Casting Crowns. It is Well, Kutless.