Legacies

What is a legacy? Proverbs 13:22 states, "A good [woman] leaves an inheritance." As parents, each one of us wants to leave some kind of legacy for our children. Each decision we make affects our lives, spouses and children. I wonder sometimes, if I've made the right kinds of decisions regarding my children and how they view my life. What kind of example did I make, what have I passed on to my children they will remember me for, and what have my children learned from me? Priscilla Shirer says, "Our legacy of faith, compassion, gratitude, perseverance, forgiveness, patience and love should be carefully crafted and then purposefully passed on we well." When our children were still at home, I tried to be an open book for them about my relationship with the Lord and how He affected my life. I hope I was able to pass on the legacy of the attributes Priscilla talks about in the quote above. Will my chilredn they remember that I was not only a good cook or baker, but my life reflected my relationship with the Lord and they would want this relationship as well. I hope they saw in me a woman who wanted to be one of those Proverbs 31 women. One of my daughters recently wrote a post on her blog sharing her faith and what she believes and how she grew up learning of a relationship with God via my relationship or even the relationship of my parents having passed down from generation to generation. Does this make sense? I was humbled when this daughter shared her testimony of how she grew up hearing stories of the Bible and Jesus. I remember the day clearly when she gave her life to Christ at the age of 3 years old. Yes, she was a very smart 3 year old and knew what she was doing. So as I sit here writing this post, my challenge to you and even to myself, "What kind of legacy am I leaving for my children and their children?" Of all the legacies I leave behind, the one I want to be rememmbered most is my relationship with the Lord. Leaving behind recipes is another type of legacy I want to leave. I have made scones for years now and every time I make them, I get raves for the original taste and how simple they are to make so here is my recipe for scones. Scones 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Cut 1/2 cup cold butter into the flour mixture until the mixtures resembles large peas. You don't want to cut in the butter too much because you want those pockets of butter to explode in the oven. Cut in 1 cup half and half and stir until moistened and turn out onto a floured surface. Knead a few times into a ball. Cut into two balls and then cut again into quarters. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake a 375 degrees until golden or about 15 minutes. Remove from the cookie sheet and serve immediately while hot. Makes 8 scones.