There it is up there, intimidating me with its bold letters and majestic meaning, my word for the year, Legacy!
Legacy is rich in meaning and will inspire me to encourage, teach, live and act in a way that influences the lives of others for Jesus.
The main purpose of this blog is to inspire women to live today with their eye on what sort of influence they will have on the next generation…in other words,to ask that oh-so-important question… “What kind of legacy will I leave behind?”
The Lord has been prompting me through three different books to get back to mentoring women.
(Yes, you can teach and mentor over an ironing board. As a matter-of- fact,sometimes it is the most effective use of your time!)
Again,
leaving a legacy in the lives of others. Of course, I am still influencing and teaching my own children and that word draws me back and plants my feet into deep roots, reminding me that I am building a legacy in my family.
L E G A C Y
It’s a strong enough word to last for the rest of my life but (for now) I am grabbing onto it for this year; 2012.
L E G A C Y
As you step into the New Year consider this by A. W. Tozer, “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity when we plan only the things we can do by ourselves.”
Leave a comment and share your word for the year!
Generational Womanhood 
happy new year to the bestest mom and greatest wife.
I love you Doug!
I believe setting goals and writing them down moves us spiritually, emotioanlly and physically into a focused direction which then opens the door for God to do for us what we could never do alone. I’ve been writing goals for years. This happens even if I write a goal and then forget that I wrote it. It also works when I see no way to move on my goal. Great topic. I’ve never chosen a word for the year. I’ll consider it as I put my 2012 goal list together.
My word for the year is “PATIENCE.” I think it’s directly connected to legacy though in that one main reason I want to work on being more patient is because I don’t want to leave behind a lecacy of impatience for my kids. My parents did that, and look what happened. I’m not blaming them or making excuses, but it is a factor in why I struggle with being patient. I at least want my kids to struggle less with it than I do. They both are doing okay, I guess, but they are 13 and 11 year old boys.
Thanks for the Tozer quote.
You are welcome, Bobbe!