What Will Be My Legacy?

Oh, I love her blog, Amazing post - "Why the battle for Joy is worth it".  I feel like I'm reading about how I act and all the emotions and feelings that I'm trying to control inside my head and heart -

If you don’t fight for joy, it’s your children who lose.

What do I want my children to remember — my joy in clean floors, made beds and ironed shirts — or my joy of the Lord?

You will be most remembered — by what brought you most joy.

The joy of the Lord is your strength and the person of Christ is your unassailable joy – and the battle for joy is nothing less than fighting the good fight of faith.

I want to be remembered for hiking with my kids and enjoying the mountains, trees, and nature.  Not for a messy house and complaining about clutter.  Or for having a clean house for that matter - who cares?!  What is really of value?  Resist the urge, self!  I will focus on my joys, not my stresses - I will tell my kids about my joys!  Not the things that bug you, cause if I do, that will be what are they going to remember about me.  Speak forth words of joy, don't complain, just do it.

Be Brave.  Even if you're not, pretend to be, because no one can tell the difference.

Work, even when you don't want to, pretend you do!  No one can tell the difference, but it can make a difference on everyone's mood and attitude.

And what you do will become who you are!