Photo Credit My son and I are busy today. Busy writing. I'm busy writing away for the Legacy Leaver Thursday post and he's busy writing a school paper for English. As I look over at him I think where has the time gone. It seems like only yesterday he was my baby boy who would never leave his mother's side, now in just a few short years he will be graduating, facing the world as a young man of God. As I look back over the years I often find myself questioning, "Did I do enough?". It's often a question I have to keep in check and not become overwhelmed by as I leave the outcome of his future in the Lord's hands. Throughout the years one of the main things we've always wanted to instill in our son was the character trait of having good manners, especially towards women. It seems as if ... read more

Our favorite Christmas tradition happens for our family on Christmas Eve. Every year we dim the lights and sit by the twinkling Christmas tree with it's beautiful glow as my husband reads the Christmas story.... "1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, ... read more

To enter our Christmas Blessing Giveaway for $320 in PayPal cash click here!Dear Friends~ I haven't been feeling well this week, so there will be no post today. I did still want to give you the opportunity to participate in the link up. I look forward to reading your posts! Please take the time to read your neighbors post too. Thank you! * This link up will be happening every Thursday at Leaving a Legacy. You can link up your posts that deal with leaving a legacy to your children and other loved ones. These posts can vary from spiritual lessons, to homeschooling tips, to recipes and homemaking skills that you want to pass down. You can also link up posts that offer encouragement to the community. I will do the best I can to read as many posts as possible throughout the week. ... read more

There are only so many days we are given, so many hours to use, so many minutes to further God's Kingdom. Before you know it the tomorrows turn into yesterdays, yesterdays turn into last years, and then the time is gone. How are you using the precious gift of time that the Lord has entrusted you with?As my children begin to reach closer to adulthood the phrases of, "Am I doing enough?" and "Make each moment count", constantly run through my mind. As I was seeking the Lord in prayer this week, He was asking me to give up things in my life that were time wasters, time that I could be using with my children instead. My replies always went something to the effect of, "Are you sure God? It really doesn't matter does it? Please give me a sign that this is what you really want me to do."Guess ... read more

I wanted to take a moment to share with you the "why" behind Leaving A Legacy for those of you who are new here, or for those of you who may not of heard this story before..... On September 3, 2003, I heard the words that no woman ever wants to hear, "You have breast cancer." Those words are enough to make your heart drop to the pit of your stomach and cause your breathing to stop. It's a life altering moment, a door that you walk through that you can never turn around and walk out of again. God has always been with me on this journey, through all my treatments and surgeries, always holding my hand, always giving me strength to make it through another day. In 2007, I felt God call me to speak about my story and then a year later to write about it through blogging.  I felt the Lord speak ... read more

   To enter The Ultimate Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway, please click HERE.   Years from now when my grandchildren look at the black and white pictures of their grandmother, the main thing I want them to say about me is, "Above all else, she loved Jesus." A legacy of loving Jesus, is what I want my legacy to be. There is nothing else that matters more than having a personal relationship with our Savior. A relationship with God that is so intertwined with every ounce of my being that I can't survive without it.   Do you have that kind of relationship with the Savior? I will admit that my relationship isn't always this way. So many times my foolish pride gets in the way, and I'm blindsided by self and fail. However my heart holds true to the promises found in Philippians 3:14,   "I press on ... read more

  Please click HERE to enter The Ultimate Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway!   What type of individuals do you like to be around? Someone who has a downcast spirit or someone who puts their hope in God?   "Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." ~Psalm 43:5   Have you ever noticed that it's easy to pick up some of the same type of attitudes of those you're around? This is easy for our children to do as well. They're imitators of all that we say and do.   "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children." ~ Ephesians 5:1   We need to be imitators of God, so our children can do like wise. The world already has enough dissension and turmoil. It's time to get back to the basics. As Christian ... read more