Lois Legacy Lane

This journey I am on took me down yet another road today....Lois Legacy Lane. What I found on this road was a blessing and an idea. The night my mom passed away, the last thing I did after I
kissed her cheek and let go of her hand was pick up her 'worn in' bible sitting by her bedside. At that moment, that bible was passed on. I had no idea for special that moment was.

During the past four months I have spent a lot of time going through her bible. I am reading God's word...in a whole new way....through my mom's eyes. As I turn the pages I find verses that touched her....she marked them. I find verses she underlined during times in her life she found comfort in her bible....she marked them. At the end of her bible is a long list of verses, when they were read throughout her life, who they were read by and why....she marked them. She left her mark. Her legacy is written down...through the pages of her bible. Her faith journey comes alive every time I open the pages of her bible. What a gift she gave me.....if only she knew.

I have decided to start a Laura Legacy. I am writing in my bible. I am diving right in, journaling my own faith journey. Some day, my children will open my bible and see what verses touched me, connected me, impacted me. They will see how WHY I lived and acted out my faith. They will be reminded of the verses that were important in their lives.....because they will see my writing next to them.

So....then I had an idea. What if we could find a way to blend together Adult Faith Formation and Child Faith Formation by providing an equipping ministry for children and parents to start their own legacy? Would this be a way to make the bible relevant and meaningful and build relationships in a family..all at the same time? At my church, Our Saviours, I have been taking a journaling class from our head pastor's wife. She has taught me so much about 'telling my story'. Her gift of words is just amazing. This past Sunday my daughter Katie and I attended a Early First Communion Class with Pastor Janelle. I can honestly say, the way she brought the verses of the bible alive for Katie, AND for me.....was just amazing. God is at work in amazing ways over at Our Saviours.

So, I move on from Lois Legacy Lane to Laura Legacy Lane...and tell my story....and I am going to say a prayer or two that others will tell their story and leave the most important legacy ever....a faith filled life.