Leaving a Legacy-Day 4

Leaving a Legacy-Day 4

I loved Sunday evenings as a child.  Our family would gather around the TV set with a large bowl of popcorn and watch Walt Disney’s featured special.  I didn’t care if we saw The Apple Dumpling Gang, Pollyanna, or Old Yeller.  I just enjoyed the sense of...

Colorado Springs-Under Fire

June 27, 2012 Five days ago, a fire started in Waldo Canyon on the southwest side of Colorado Springs. Now, huge portions of the community are engulfed in flames while more than 800 firefighters battle against the advance of an enemy spurred on by 60 mph winds....
Leaving a Legacy-Day 4

Leaving a Legacy-Day 3

Some days, I’m sure I’m leaving my children with more baggage than a legacy.  Mommy guilt grabs hold and my mind races ahead ten years.  Turning on the television set, I’m surprised to notice one of my estranged children–now an...
Leaving a Legacy-Day 4

Leaving a Legacy-Day 2

We can’t all leave a prestigious background or lots of money to visit our children, but we can leave them a legacy of love.                                        -Naomi Rhode As parents, we all have a dream for our child.  But,  we soon realize our precious...
Leaving a Legacy-Day 4

Leaving a Legacy-Day 1

Legacy:  something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past legacy of the ancient philosophers  (www.merriam-webster.com) I want to leave a legacy for my children.  Not a legacy of riches.  Not a “good” name.  Not even a...