George and I have visited two decommissioned lighthouses of the Chesapeake Bay. Both are in Maryland.
Turkey Point Light Station is part of Elk Neck State Park and can be toured each weekend. It’s no longer a light for those in the Bay, but it’s story of light is still told to all who care to hear.
Hooper Strait Light is a screw-pile lighthouse and now part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. It is no longer in the strait, but it’s story continues to be told.
These lights remind me our story will continue, even after we step into eternity, and have me wondering which stories will be told about me in years to come.
Will they be stories of light in the dark? Will they illuminate Jesus and encourage those listening to trust Him when it doesn’t make sense? Will the stories of my life create in the listeners a curiosity and desire to know the LORD for themselves?
Our days are numbered! We cannot get them back once they are gone. We cannot rewrite the story of those days already lived. We can only choose how we will live going forward.
“Lord, help me to realize how brief my time on earth will be. Help me to know that I am here for but a moment more.” Psalm 39:4 (TLB)
We will all leave a legacy. And our days in which to create our legacy are numbered. So, what legacy are we going to leave? I don’t want my legacy to be only the things of this world, but of lasting eternal value, as well. Every single one of us will one day step into eternity. What will we leave behind?
How about you? Is there someone who left a legacy of light for you? If so, please share something they said or did and how it helped you in the comments section below. We want to see the light of their legacy too!
Fun Facts: Four of the ten Turkey Point lightkeepers were women. Hooper Straight Light was moved by barge to St. Michaels, MD in 1966.
My grandparents have been a huge influence in my life as well. Not just for the everyday living, but my spiritual walk, as well. In fact, that’s why my role as Grandma is such a big deal to me. I want to be that picture of unconditional love, encouragement, and availability that mine was for me. A physical display of who the LORD is for them! I am forever thankful for the legacy I was given and pray I will be the same in the lives around me!
My grandparents where probably the most influential in my Christian life. They truly lived what they believed. They were faithful in prayer and boldly shared their faith with those around them. Definitely two people who let their light shine!