Day 4: A favorite quote

"Do something worth remembering." - Elvis Presley

I find this amazing, especially considering who spoke these words in the first place.

All Elvis Presley wanted to do was make a legacy for himself, to do something worth remembering.  I think it worked out for him.  I can't count the number of photographs of Elvis surrounded by sobbing, fainting, screaming girls who merely wanted to touch the hem of his shirt. 

Elvis Presley did something worth remembering.  He made music. 

I also want to make a legacy, although a little different than that Elvis made.  I don't want the burden of people screaming and falling at my feet.  I don't want to walk down the street and have everyone recognize me and cry out my name.  I want to leave a different kind of legacy.  I want to do something that people remember... for the good, not for the bad.  Maybe I'll write a book that will soften the hearts of millions.  Perhaps I'll help end world hunger.  Perhaps I'll help to change lives for Jesus Christ.  Perhaps I'll be a part of all three of these things. 

I'm reminded of the lyrics to Nichole Nordeman's song, Legacy.

Day 2: A favorite movie

I have three or four favorite movies, but the one I chose to talk about today is August Rush.  It is a beautifully made, impacting, and emotional film about a musical prodigy who goes on a journey to find his parents, two musicians he has never met.  I could watch this movie over and over again and never tire of it.  I adore music, so if music is something you have a passion for- or even enjoy- this a movie that you will find touching and beautiful.

The characters are lovely as well.  Freddie Highmore did a great job, and I will never tire of seeing Jonathan Rhys Meyers on the big screen. 

If you have never seen this movie, you've got to give it a watch.  It's beautiful.  Simply beautiful.

The soundtrack is amazing as well.  It is not a disappointment.  I listen to it all the time.