One Legacy

SO.........this morning as I was driving home from church services..........I was in one of those "tangential, free-flowing cognitive states" (lol).

And I got to thinking about how fun and how interesting it will be to have the role of "grandma". Our Alana will be here in less than a month. Friends have laughed with me and shared their -ologies on grandparenting. This morning I realized that the greatest legacy that I wish to leave for my grands............is JESUS and the JOY of relationship with God through Jesus. (Now I certainly don't want to be known as the "religious" grandma and I don't want any part of our faith to be viewed as "boring".)

Then I wonder..............is this the legacy that I leave my own? When they were toddlers we prayed together frequently.............now that they are older, it seems more "hit or miss". Our faith is much more about "walking it out" these days. it's more blood and guts and less the cute and innocent.

Then my thoughts actually turned to inheritance, (remember, I'm driving in the truck.) I realize that my daughters aren't likely to be arguing over "things" such as jewelry and other assets CAUSE THERE JUST AINT NONE!!!!!

There is the tiny porcelain "baby Jesus" and the porcelain manger that accompanies him (both broken and superglued on numerous occasions) pieces in a gift from my "favorite aunt" many years ago. That will be their inheritance. Every year as they celebrate the birth of the Christ with their family, one of their babies will excitedly check their stocking to see if have been given the honor of placing "baby Jesus" in the manger. And each year, when they arrive for Christmas dinner one will bring the chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and red and green decorations with "Happy Birthday, Jesus" scrawled from a child's heart. Our family traditions, our special "secrets" (SHINE!) that is what they will take from me, and that is what they will pass on to theirs. And my prayer.........is that Jennifer, Jhinel and Angela will know His unconditional love, His grace and peace and mercy which transcend this world. My prayer is that they will walk with Jesus who is God.

P.S. "Angie", when your own baby girl comes to you and says:

"Momma, Easter is about Jesus dying on the cross and raising to life again, right?"

and you reply in the affirmative only to have her come back with,

"Then how did the easter bunny get in there?"

Well, I just hope you have a better answer than I did!