Well it’s been a while. Probably sometime around September of ’08 since I last wrote. I could offer all of the common excuses and reasons but honestly I just didn’t. I hope you will accept my apology and return often. You could even leave me a comment or two just to let me know you’ve been by.
This past January Karen and I took “the boys”: Justin, Samuel, Jathan, and Alex to what is lovingly called “the country.” Justin was looking for burial sites of his ancestors. He located some as far back as five generations. We slept at Grandpa and Grandma’s old place. We then ate breakfast with kinfolk at the Crossroads Café. It was a good trip for us all.
I learned a few lessons on that road trip. Most of them taught to me by my grandsons. Lessons like ranch dressing and ketchup mixed together makes a good dipping sauce for chicken nuggets. If you eat your ice cream first then you don’t have to eat extra dinner to get the sweet taste out of your mouth. Lastly, the stars in the sky burned out last year and their light is just now getting to earth so we can see it. Pivotal life changing lessons learned at the hands of two ten year olds and one six year old.
There was one other lesson I learned at the hands of my heavenly Father which stirred my heart. They, my children and my grandchildren, are my legacy. They are what I will leave behind. Who they are and what they become will be partly who I am. They will have habits and ways like their Dad and “Mets.” Some of my personality traits will show up in them. And small snippets of me will be prominent in their lives.
This brings me to the second part of the lesson. I am their heritage. Therefore, it is very important what I live before them for that is what they will inherit. The lessons I teach will help to mold them into the adult they will become.
My friend this is not just my lesson, but yours as well. Living a Godly life before those who come behind us will be the greatest inheritance we could leave. For our children and grandchildren to know that we loved and served Jesus would be a foundation upon which a great legacy could be built. Let’s be careful where our footsteps lead because someone is always following. God bless! Have a great week!
Pastor Mike
This past January Karen and I took “the boys”: Justin, Samuel, Jathan, and Alex to what is lovingly called “the country.” Justin was looking for burial sites of his ancestors. He located some as far back as five generations. We slept at Grandpa and Grandma’s old place. We then ate breakfast with kinfolk at the Crossroads Café. It was a good trip for us all.
I learned a few lessons on that road trip. Most of them taught to me by my grandsons. Lessons like ranch dressing and ketchup mixed together makes a good dipping sauce for chicken nuggets. If you eat your ice cream first then you don’t have to eat extra dinner to get the sweet taste out of your mouth. Lastly, the stars in the sky burned out last year and their light is just now getting to earth so we can see it. Pivotal life changing lessons learned at the hands of two ten year olds and one six year old.
There was one other lesson I learned at the hands of my heavenly Father which stirred my heart. They, my children and my grandchildren, are my legacy. They are what I will leave behind. Who they are and what they become will be partly who I am. They will have habits and ways like their Dad and “Mets.” Some of my personality traits will show up in them. And small snippets of me will be prominent in their lives.
This brings me to the second part of the lesson. I am their heritage. Therefore, it is very important what I live before them for that is what they will inherit. The lessons I teach will help to mold them into the adult they will become.
My friend this is not just my lesson, but yours as well. Living a Godly life before those who come behind us will be the greatest inheritance we could leave. For our children and grandchildren to know that we loved and served Jesus would be a foundation upon which a great legacy could be built. Let’s be careful where our footsteps lead because someone is always following. God bless! Have a great week!
Pastor Mike
