Almost a year ago, a young lady, about 17, in Burnsville, MN had a little baby girl. She named her Xenella. This baby girl lived, and thrived, and her mom loved her to pieces. Her family loved her to pieces. God's little Angel, sent to earth to keep her mommy company. When this little girl was 8 months old, she stopped breathing during an afternoon nap, this went undetected for about 30 minutes, which as most people know, there's no turning back. But Xenella was on life support for a week, and at exactly a week at 7am, they pulled the plug on her life support. During those seven days, people prayed, and prayed for this baby and her family. God had different plans, but it showed us just how precious lives are, weather it's a little baby girl or boy. Or whether it's a full grown adult.
2 Weeks ago. A 19 year old girl that went to gateway college of evangelism, in St. Louis, MO, her name was Miranda Donnell, got sick. The doctors had no idea what it was. So they left it undiagnosed. Sunday or Monday night she was brought to the hospital unconscious, (I could be wrong about some little details) . On her facebook wall, friends wrote encouraging messages like "Praying you'll pull through" and "Praying for you!! Love you!!" but when morning came, she passed. If you look at her facebook timeline it all of a sudden had one post that said just this "So sad to hear about the passing of my dear friend Miranda Donnell. But I know God has her in a better place, in better hands." If you look at all the posts on her facebook wall, you see the timeline, you see the love and prayers being sent her way, and then people started posting stories about how much she meant to them, and how much of an impact she had on their life. And about how she truly has been an inspiration, but is it better hands.
So many times we pass life by. Not worrying about how we act, or who we meet, and how we treat people. But in those two completely different stories the end result is the same. Two Angels. Passed on to meet Jesus. and two young people, who left such an imprint on the lives of so many people. Too many to count.
When I leave this life, I want to leave a legacy, like my mom, and my grandma, and like a lot of the people I know will. I admire the strength of these people, the hunger and burning passion they have for God, and for people. The love they show daily and the way they impact lives. I'm so blessed to have all of these people in my life, and many more, who have not passed, but have already created a legacy, and sometimes. They need to be told how amazing, and important, and loved they really are. So that life doesn't pass us by so easily.
So in memory of these people. Think about your legacy. Think about your reputation. Just think about your life. Because, when the time comes. Your legacy could be great. Remembered for years and years. Or, life could just pass you by.
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