What Legacy Will You Choose To Leave?

I like the idea of leaving a spiritual legacy for my children.

While reading Desperate:  Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson, I  found this at the end of chapter 12, "Living on Purpose."

"In your journal, list five ways you want to leave a legacy to your children.  (For example:  loving relationships, moral excellence, a vibrant faith, etc.)  Under each area write at least two practical goals or ways you will implement your plan this year.  Make a six-month plan for specific ways you will establish routines or traditions to build these goals into your schedule."

Since I know I have a better chance of following through on a shorter list, I decided to designate three areas in which I'd like to leave a legacy for my children.

1.  A generous spirit.
- Every month, our daughters can do a few extra projects to earn money, with the specific purpose of giving the money to a needy family, a missionary, etc.
- Emphasize sharing with others - inside and outside of the family - with everything from possessions to candy to time.

2.  A grateful heart.
- Buy the girls their own "gratitude journal" and each night before we do our bedtime reading, they can write down at least one thing for which they're thankful.
- Have the girls write at least one thank you note a month, expressing gratitude to another person.  I need to assign this to the first day of the month so I won't forget!

3.  A knowledge of who God is.
- During the summer, we can study an attribute of God each month and work together to memorize a verse about that attribute.
- Continue our after supper family devotional time.

What spiritual legacy would you like to leave your children?