~Do I Point to Him~

I don't mind if you've got something
nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such'n'such ... it wouldn't matter much

I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
who blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthly list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such

will soon enough destroy

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
who blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy

Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
who blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
~Lyrics to Leave a Legacy by Nichole Nordeman

I have a new nephew! Welcome to our world Luke Christian!

As I held him this weekend and then walked through the hospital holding my daughters hand, the lyrics to Nichole Nordeman's song Leave a Legacy kept running through my mind, and, I even found myself quietly singing the words. I have heard and sung that song hundreds of times - it is one of my all time favorites. But, never have the words "Did I point to You" hit me as hard as Saturday holding my daughter's hand.

And, with those words, I don't think I will say much more on this post - it was a hard, yet, beautiful gut- check on my goals, priorities, attitudes, and day to day actions~

Do I point to Him enough to make a mark on things?