Legacy of Love

I finished my bible study today at the Chapel. It has been a real blessing to me during my first few months as a full-time stay-at-home mom. Isaiah and Ella really did great in their classes and I thoroughly enjoyed the study and got to know some other moms in the same life place as I am. So, it was great for all. But, amuse me for a minute while I spit some of what has been circling around in my head onto paper (ok, screen). We talked a lot in this study about what kind of heritage and legacy we will leave behind when we are called home to heaven. I have been thinking of this quite a bit over the last few weeks and have felt inspired, motivated and guilty all at the same time. I have believed for many years that we have a responsibility not only to our biological children, but also to the entire generation behind us to provide a rich spiritual heritage for them. That is why I feel it so important to teach Sunday school and why I feel very passionate about my teenage outreach ministry that we do at church. However, I feeling that where my responsibility is the largest is within my own home and this is where I fail the most. The physical care of children, especially young children, is very difficult. However, isn't it expected of ANY sort of parent? It is so easy for me to get bogged down in how "hard" it is to care for my children right now and forget that I have the opportunity, now more than ever, to show them their heritage. I sometimes find myself frustrated with tantrums and timeouts and diapers and wish that they were older and we had all moved on to a new stage. It is then that I remember how fast that the years have gone already. This time will fly and be gone before we know it and I know I will cry when I look at pictures and want it back. So, I am resolving to live more of what I believe so that my own children are blessed with a rich, spiritual heritage. A legacy of parents who love Christ and were faithful even when life wasn't rosy. A legacy of love--unconditional, sacrificial love! I am extremely blessed to be entrusted with such awesome responsibility and I will not fail! Philippians 4:13.