by Steve Higginbotham
Several years ago, I received a phone call telling me that my maternal grandmother had passed away. When I hung up the phone, I sat down on the side of my bed and was immediately flooded with memories that filled my mind. If you will indulge me, I’ll share a few of those memories with you.
I remembered her cookie jar that she kept filled with sugar cookies. I remembered her homemade bread. I remembered her custard and chocolate pies. I remembered sleeping in her damp basement and have homemade quilt after
homemade quilt piled on me to keep me warm. I remembered how she would walk down her garden rows and pick vegetables and
pinch bugs between her fingers.
But my most cherished memory I have of my grandmother (and grandfather) is their worn out Bibles that sat on the tables by their respective chairs. I remember how I, as a child, would open those Bibles and read all the study notes they had written in the margins.
Friends, we value family here at the Karns Church of Christ. We are a group of people who come from diverse backgrounds united by a common love for Jesus. It’s our goal to become and help each other become better disciples of Jesus. We want to leave our children a legacy of godliness, and we want to help others to do the same. If you share in that interest, why don’t you join us in our mission. We’ll both be better for it.
The legacy my grandparents left me gives me hope today. What kind of legacy are you leaving your children and grandchildren? Give it some thought!