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
The Pursuit of Motherhood (Review and Giveaway)
**Congratulations Libby McCord!! You are the winner of The Pursuit of Motherhood giveaway, and email has been sent to you!** The Pursuit of Motherhood is a new ebook that was recently released by a group of talented bloggers, who are also talented and wonderful mothers. The purpose of this book is to inspire you, cheer you on, and let you know that you're not alone in the high calling of motherhood. When you have been blessed with children of your own, you will find many different scenarios crossing your path that relates to motherhood. This book delves into many of them, offering you hope and encouragement along the way. The topics in the book range from being a praying mother, mothering through the younger years, being a working mom, the healthy mom, the weary mom, the modest mom, the ... read more
One of My Favorite Things
**Congratulations Kimberly Shroyer!! You were the winner of The Homemakers Friend, 2014 daily planner!** Last week I received in the mail one of my new favorite things, a 2014 daily planner, The Homemakers Friend, created by Sue Hooley. Sue has been married to her husband for 23 years and she is a mom to 6 children. Through her years of experience raising her family and taking care of her household, she has developed the perfect planner for every homemaker. This planner is more than just your everyday planner that you can pick up at a local store. It is divided into yearly, monthly and weekly sections. There are sections for tasks, projects and events, a personal section, as well as a section for tear out shopping lists. I love the weekly view of this daily planner. It contains a ... read more
Christmas Blessing Giveaway 2013
I am so happy that Christmas time is here! I love decorating the house, listening to Christmas music and spending time with my family. Each Christmas throughout the years has been special, creating unique memories that always make me smile. On one Christmas I can remember firemen driving through our neighborhood, with their lights flashing and sirens blaring. Santa was being pulled behind the firetruck, on a trailer decorated with Christmas lights shining brightly. I was about 6 years old and I ran outside to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what I wanted for Christmas. When I came back inside my mother asked what I had asked Santa for, I told her, "a new watch to call my own." I was so happy when I woke up on Christmas morning and found my watch from Santa underneath the tree. I thought ... 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
Whatever Girls Live 2014 Blog Tour and Giveaway
Welcome to the Whatever Girls Live 2014 Blog Tour! The year was 1981 and I was 11 years old, when I walked through the doors of my new school. I was shy and unsure of myself, more than anything I just wanted a friend, a friend to show me the ropes and make me feel accepted in my new home. Six years later, I left with some wonderful memories and life long friends that will always be part of my life. Have you ever been in the same situation, walking through the doors to an unfamiliar place, just hoping to see a friendly face? Thirty plus years have past since that day and the world is a lot harder place to live in. Our daughters face things we never would have dreamed of when we were growing up. They too are longing for that friendly face, longing for someone to walk beside them and show ... read more
31 Days to a Better Marriage
Years ago, my fairy tale came true, the day I walked down the aisle to the man of my dreams. When you are young and the newness of marriage still sparkles in all it's glory, many husbands and wives think that problems will never come their way. At least that's what I thought, "No not us," I scoffed, we will be the ones living in the quaint little house with the white picket fence, living the perfect life. Little did we know that the vows we spoke on September 26th, 1992, would be put to the test time and time again. Especially when the word, cancer, decided to take up residence and make it self at home inside the marriage we thought was unshakable. When I heard that awful word I knew I had a choice, I could either give up and wallow in self pity, or I could claim victory in Jesus ... read more
My Mess, God’s Message – Part 2
Please click on the following link to read, My Mess, God's Message - Part 1 I immediately got a ride to the hospital. My heart was racing a mile a minute as I ran into the emergency room. "He's in room 5," the attendant said. With lightning speed I made my way to room 5 and was by my husband's side. He was lying on a stretcher with a cervical collar on, and smiled as soon as I walked in the room. Photo Credit He told me the story of how he had fainted after giving blood and hit his heard hard on the way down. After numerous tests were ran, everything appeared to be ok, and rest was ordered. I was am so thankful for God's protective hand on my husband. Within the past few weeks my Mother's house of 39 years was sold. A place I had called home since I was 5 years old. My heart was weary ... read more
My Mess, God’s Message – Part 1
I want my mess, to be God's message. It's filled been a year with many trials, seemingly one after another, right along with many life lessons learned. It all began in February.... My spirit was shattered, like ice cycles falling from winter's grip. A friendship of thirty years disintegrated into the abyss. It had been a long time coming. Boastful, hurtful, words were spoken that cut to the core. Apologies that should have been spoken, fell silent, and what was, was no more. Photo Credit The closing of one chapter also brought about the closing of another, as we learned we would be moving. This move hit our finances hard and the impact of this move is still being felt months later. Boxes of memories remain packed in closets, due to my heart that is unwilling to open up and make ... read more