Thursday, September 14, 2006

Living and Leaving a Legacy



I've been thinking recently about living and leaving a legacy. My father-in-law, Harvey Stoneback (77 years young) went suddenly to be with his Savior the Tuesday after labor day. He went out for his early morning walk, picked up the newspaper as he came back into the house, sat down in his chair to read it -- apparently fell asleep and woke up in heaven. He was a builder by trade -- a craftsman. He would consider himself to be an ordinary man, but he chose to live an extraordinary life. He made his decisions with eternity in view. His impact on people was demonstrated by the fact that there were around 400 people who attended his memorial service. I have been challenged to consider the kind of legacy that am I living and leaving behind. Dad made it his purpose in life to point people to his Savior. I was asked to share a Remembrance at the memorial service. I have included a couple of links to the Remembrance in order to be challenged as to our Legacy (link: html or pdf).

2 Comments:

At 2:21 PM, Blogger Terry White said...

What a wonderful tribute, Dan! Our sympathies to you and to Pam.

-tw

 
At 8:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A great tribute to a faithful saint! Thanks for reminding us--who knew him but not closely--of the value of a life well lived and faith well exhibited.

 

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