Summer is in full swing! For some of us, it may mean park days and lazy days at the pool. For some of us it may be work as normal. Whatever your situation is, we want to bless you this summer! Woman to Woman Ministries has teamed up with some fabulous bloggers to bring you the Summer Blessing Giveaway! One blessed lady will receive: Jewell by Thirty One Paris Purse in color of your choice $78 value Jewell by Thirty One All About the Benjamins wallet in color of your choice $48 value The Quiet Fight Among Women online course donated by Angie Tolpin $36 value Essential Oil gift certificate donated by A Mama's Story $15 value Lilla Rose Freestyle Tiara Flexiclip donated by A Delightful Glow $13 value Please stop by and support all of our ... read more
Focus ~ One Word 2015
I have been quiet around here lately. These last two years have been challenging for me. These past 24 months have been filled with... My mother being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Selling her home and moving her into and assisted living facility. Dealing with a stage IV breast cancer diagnosis and all the uncertainty that it brings. Side affects of chemotherapy. Financial difficulties. Family difficulties. Struggles in relationships. The fear of not being good enough. Put all of these things together and it does not make for a very good combination. The last point, the fear of not being good enough, is what has really put a halt to my writing. I went to a writers conference in 2013, my first conference actually. The writers conference was wonderful. I made new ... read more
A Legacy of Cherishing Each Moment
Our children are getting older now, they are both in their teens. Time goes by so fast....it seems like yesterday they were playing with Legos, cars, and dolls, and now they are dreaming of their futures and what God has in store for them. This past weekend my son told us he wanted an Easter egg hunt. Little did he know that we would actually follow through with his request. While dad was busy outside hiding the eggs, our son was trying to guess what was going on. When he found out we were have an Easter egg hunt, it was like the clocked turned back in time to when he was a little boy. He was so excited and happy that we had taken the time to do this for him. It was as if we had released his inner child and he was ready to go. When we said, "On your mark get set go," I saw the eyes ... read more
A Titus 2 Legacy and a Legacy Leaver Thursday Link Up
There are so many types of legacies we can leave. We can leave legacies to our children, family members, friends, and even strangers that God places on our path. One of the most important legacies that we as Christian wives and mothers can leave is that of a Titus 2 Woman. "Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God." Titus 2:4-5 So many people quote Titus 2 but don't understand what it really means. What is mentorship? The Word of God tells us to come along side one another. We need mature Christians in our life to lift us up and help us. And we are to be there for the younger ones. I'm honored to partner with, ... read more
Living Out Titus 2
I am so excited to announce a brand new project that I'm apart of! I have been working with Woman to Woman Ministries to create an ebook titled, Living Out Titus 2. This will be a valuable resource for women as they strive to follow the instructions of God's Word and focus on, Living to Leave a Legacy, for their family and friends. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Titus 2:3-5 What does Titus 2 really mean? What is mentorship? The Word of God tells us to come along ... read more
A Legacy of Joy in Jesus at Christmas (Legacy Leaver Thursday Link Up)
**To enter the To Bless a Homemaker Giveaway for a Kitchen Aid Mixer, click here** **To enter the Christmas Blessing $200 PayPal cash giveaway click here.** There are times I wish television came without commercials, especially during Christmas. If you spend anytime watching television during the month of December you will become inundated with the latest jingles for Barbies, IPads, door buster sales and more. I had to mute the television today when one commercial kept repeating over and over again, "Mine, mine, mine, mine." What are our children learning from this? It's time this type of mentality stops. The only way this "Me First" syndrome will cease, is with us, the parents, showing our children a different way. This Christmas we need to step up to the plate and teach our ... read more
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas (giveaway and a link up)
Congratulations Jenifer Metzger, you won the White Christmas giveaway!! photo credit I am so glad that you're joining us. Every Thursday at Shari A. Miller ~ Living to Leave a Legacy, we will be talking about ways to leave a legacy for your children and those around you. A legacy is so much more than a material possession that we leave with someone. For me, when I leave a legacy I want to leave a part of my heart. The part of my heart that combines my character, attitudes and the type of relationship I had with Jesus. I want to be faithful and worthy of this His calling, so that others might see who Jesus is by looking at the life I lived. As I sit here typing this the only thing that illuminates the room are the lights of the Christmas tree. As I ponder about this upcoming Christmas, ... read more
Living to Leave a Legacy (the story behind the design)
Welcome to Shari A. Miller ~ Living to Leave a Legacy! I am so excited to announce the re-launching of what was Leaving A Legacy to, Shari A. Miller ~ Living to Leave a Legacy. As you can see the blog has gotten a face lift with a beautiful new blog design by, Tekeme Studios. I wanted to take a moment to share with you the story behind the design. Photo Credit The story that follows is an excerpt of a talk that I gave at our church for a Mother's Day tea a few years ago. In one form or another, we are all affected by the individuals in our past. For some of us we have been fortunate enough to have individuals in our past that have left us with a Godly legacy, which reflects how we live our lives today. Two very important people in my legacy were two individuals I never met, ... read more
It’s Time for a Makeover
There are some exciting things happening here at Leaving a Legacy! For those of you that are new here, Welcome! To follow along with this community please feel free to join us on... Facebook Pinterest Twitter First off, I am excited to announce that I am a featured blogger today at the SITS Girls! The SITS Girls is a blog dedicated to helping women learn new social media skills, gain ideas for how they can make money blogging, as well as finding bogging support and community in their on-line forums. Please take a moment to stop by and visit The SITS Girls today! Secondly, starting next week Leaving a Legacy will getting a makeover! I am so honored to be working with Tekeme Studios, they have done a marvelous job in creating a new home for me and I ... read more
All for Him
Photo Credit I want to apologize for the extremely long absence I've taken from blogging. A lot of life has happened these past few months. Switching to a new blogging platform. Sickness. Moving my dear Mother into an adult family home, and all of the adjustments that have gone on with that. Our daughter graduating from high school, and all of the planning and bitter sweet emotions that have gone on with that. My Mother being in the hospital most of last week, with internal bleeding. As well as, my daily battle with Stage IV breast cancer and all of the baggage the comes with that. As I type this I am sitting in my oncologist office... I've just seen my doctor, had my blood work taken, and I'm now sitting here with an IV attached to my arm, waiting for my monthly infusion of ... read more