Today was a beautiful day so I packed up the kids and drove to my Dad's to work in his yard. He has a yard full of dead flowers and grasses that need cutting back for the winter. I find that when I'm working with the plants that my Mom planted a few years ago, I feel closer to her. Not in a New Age kind of way but just working with the plants that she worked with makes me happy. It brings a kind of healing I think. She loved working in with her plants. There is something special about seeing something living that my Mom was a part of. I can see her things and they make me think of her but when I see her plants coming back up every year it makes me excited to see her work still blooming.
I guess all of us are going to leave things behind. Some of it will just be "stuff" and other things will live on. My mom's plants aren't the only thing that lives on. The advice she gave, the prayers she spoke to the Lord, the many people's lives she touched in some way...all those things are still alive. I hope that when my life is over here, that I've left things that continue to live and give. I hope that my children look back and remember that they were loved. I hope that I will have made a difference for the good somewhere.
None of those things are going to happen unless I start doing them now! It's never too late to get going! So get going Rebekah!! Start doing the work that matters! When I'm busy doing something that won't matter in even 10 years (like the dishes, the laundry, etc.), stop and take the time to play with my kids! Take the time to stop and kiss and hug them for no reason other than to make them know how much I love them. Take the time to stop and write Matt a note to say "I love you...just because".
Quit blogging and get doing!!!
-Rebekah
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Beka dear, This is thought provoking and so true. Each one of us are leaving behind a legacy, but what is my personal legacy? I am ever pressed with the urgency to be the ambassador for Christ that He wants me to be and Needs me to be. How terribly far I fall short of this glorious calling... but it fills my soul with longing and zeal to represent Him better. How this world increasingly needs truth and a lighted spot that people know they can turn to when they are ready to surrender to Christ. Your words challenged me again, to keep my life's light trimmed and burning for the Lord. I have to say that every day He showers me with His peace, His goodness and His nearness! How I long to serve Him. What a mighty God we serve and love. You keep up the good work, Beka. God will bless your efforts. We are only His tools, He is the master craftsman doing the artistry! I so tenderly love you, my dear Beka. I am so grateful to be your aunt! Just one more of my countless blessings that fills me with gratitued!!! :) XOXOOX
It kind of made me want to cry reading your post...I think it's because I love how you find healing in things that remind you of mommy. I tend to just want to ignore or run away. It takes courage, Bek, to face things and let yourself remember. It was good for me to read this! :)
Kind of weird that the anonymous blogger would tell you about ways to make extra money per month when you're talking about something sentimental like your mom!
Ever since your mom's funeral, I've thought of this! It has stuck in my mind for years! I watched as over a thousand people stood in line for HOURS to come through and tell you guys how much your mom meant to them or how she had touched their life in some way. She did more in her 50 years of life than many of us will do in our lifetime.
I walked away thinking, if I died, what would people say about me. What have I done to touch someone else's life. Am I so self involved that I haven't noticed when someone needed me to listen?
So I was challenged that day to be there for my friends and family. To help people around me and lend a hand to someone that needs it. To think outside myself and sometimes do things that may not be the most ideal, but to do it with the right attitude and because you care about the person you're doing it for. Life passes by so quickly and I just try to enjoy each day for what it brings rather than looking so far ahead otherwise the days in between go unnoticed while waiting for the future to happen.
A friend said to me, pursuing your career is great, but it's lonely at the top if you're not surrounded by the people you love and care about. It's all about health and happiness. It's really true. I found myself going hard after my dream of being a career woman thinking my friends and family will still always be around and instead found myself lonely sitting in a hotel room in Evansville, IN bored out of my mind. I thought at the moment, nothing is worth giving up the people I care about most. A job is just a job, but the people that come in and out of my life mold and shape who I am as an individual.
thanks for your comments tara! they were thought provoking. I think you are doing a great job in helping others...take the way you always are available to babysit my sometimes-not-so-friendly-kids! thank you so much!!! It's been great to live close again and to be able to keep in touch more!
love you,
bek
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