Lately, I've been thinking a lot about what kind of legacy I want to leave. Attending my Grandma's family reunion, having her request "Find us Faithful" for her funeral, listening weekly to her wisdom gained after 94 years of life...those things only add fuel to that mental fire. For the record, at my funeral, I want a potluck and a hymn sing with an opportunity for everyone to share stories.
Our family has been so very blessed to have reaped the benefits of faithfulness from previous generations. We've also had countless adults pour into our lives for the past fifty years. Yesterday, I got a text asking if I could play in a funeral for one of the women who taught me at church. Her son is trying to organize the funeral, and many of us whom she mentored also play musical instruments. He wrote, "She loved ya'll so much!"
Though I'm not in the classroom this year, I do get to serve as an "orchestra mom" for Katherine's youth orchestra. That involves printing attendance sheets each week and ensuring that each student has signed in. It also looks like helping organize snacks for the breaks and encouraging the students in any way I can. Over the last fifty years, many young musicians have benefited from the ensembles underneath the umbrella of the Arkansas Symphony. Katherine has grown immensely as she learns from different conductors, and Aaron and I thrived during our time with this organization.
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| Arkansas Youth Orchestra in 1991 |
We have benefited from a multitude of teachers leaving us a musical legacy upheld by their strong character and integrity. And now we are old enough to do the same thing. So many ways to share kindness, so many ways to leave a legacy. Especially for our family, but also to others whom God has placed in our paths.
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