What Does It Mean to Leave a Legacy? Candace Cameron Bure Explains
By Movieguide® Contributor
Candace Cameron Bure and Dr. Josh and Christy Straub are talking about the power of legacy — both on our families and anyone we interact with.
“What is the effect that I will have left on someone else after I’ve left their presence?” Dr. Josh asked. “The thing that matters in this life…it goes back to how well that I love someone when I was with them in that moment. And to give that to our kids, that’s the thing that excites me the most.”
Bure realized she could leave a mark on people’s lives after her husband encouraged her to go out of her way to be kind to strangers she encounters. While she was cordial before, she now desires to have meaningful conversations to show them God’s love.
She explained that her husband, Val, wants his “lasting impression to be something really great and really nice. And I want people to feel kindness from me. And maybe I’m the only person that is going to make them laugh or smile during their day, especially when they’re working.”
She now takes his approach into her daily life, too.
“Although we’re talking about legacy in the form of what we want with our children, and yes, that is the bigger, bigger legacy… But legacy doesn’t stop with all the years,” she said. “I just feel like it’s at least the lasting impression. That might be the last time I ever run into that person. But what impression am I leaving?”
Dr. Josh chimed in, “You’re bringing the Kingdom of God with you…you’re planting seeds. Yeah, you’re helping those [people]. You’re softening people. We’re softening people’s hearts by the change that He’s had in us.”
Bure previously reflected on the importance of being kind, which Movieguide® reported on:
“I always try to think about their perspective or where they’re coming from,” Bure said when asked how she handles conversations with people who don’t share her beliefs or who are unkind. “I think trying to look at it, hear their perspective, and have empathy can help diffuse that.”
“We can still be kind and loving but speak truth and be strong in those words and stand up for God, stand up for what’s right,” she added. “We just don’t have to yell and scream and pound our fist and just say things that we’ll regret.”
Dr. Josh spoke about what he wants his legacy to be in 2014.
“I’m a husband and father who strives to live a fulfilling and joyful life by steering my family against the tide of culture,” he wrote. “And I will do all I can to advocate on behalf of kids and parents to do the same, to help raise an emotionally and relationally healthy generation—one home at a time.”
He and Christy help families build lasting legacies through their Famous At Home ministry as they endeavor to “help awaken your heart, reclaim your identity, and revive your family.”
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