What will my children learn?

I want to measure my life in one simple way: by being intentional about the legacy I leave for my children.

I want them to see the way I live, the way I love, the choices I make and know that I am willing to take risks, to go to my depths, to express myself fully, to honor my deepest desires even when they made other people I love uncomfortable.

I want them to see what it looks like when their mom does not choose the easy life, the comfortable life… but instead chooses a life that lights her up from the inside and connects her deeply to her roots.

I want them to know, in their bones, what it feels like to be fully present because they have received the gift of my presence on a daily basis.

I want them to understand that trust and action can wind around one another like a vine on a fence post. That imperfect action is better than no action. That we are all still learning, always.

I want them to be more focused on not disappointing themselves than on not disappointing me.

I want them to ask, “what will my children learn?” instead of, “what will my parents think?”

May my life be a love song to them.