Three Words

You've heard the question asked before.

What would your obituary say about you?

Kanakuk family camp gave me something a little different to think about, however.

One night, Will Cunningham, the camp director, told us that his father's gravestone reads three words:

"He was kind."

That got me to thinking about how my life may be defined in one word.

One simple word.

Yes, I am a much more complex being than that.
However, if there was one word from the dictionary to be said about me, what would it be?

Right off the bat, I like "Anne was Kind" too. It has a certain ring to it. But am I that kind of kind? The kind of kind that sees every person through the eyes of Christ, consistently puts self 2nd and is defined by my altruistic spirit towards them. Not quite.

I'd love it to be "Anne was Organized," but after last night's debacle, there's no shot at that. Just suffice it to say that our family had gone to Luke's baseball game at 6:00 that was actually at 7:45, while at the same time, guests were arriving at our house for Luke's birthday party because I had mistakenly sent out the invitation for the wrong day. Nope. Anne is Organized is not going to fly.

Then, I think it could definitely go in the other direction.
I could be described as "Anne was Frustrated," "Anne was Envious," "Anne was Inconsistent" or "Anne was Conflicted." Or if you ask my kids, they may say "Anne was a Raving, Screaming Lunatic." Ok, that is more than one word.

Yikes what if I were
Anne was Hungry
Anne was Eating
Anne was Chocolate

That's a definite possibility.

It's easy for me to figure it out for others....
Katie was Passionate
Ida was Blessed
Chere was Insightful
Linda was Achieving
Ashley was Devoted
Laura was Sunshine
Lori was Simply Wonderful (woops, 2 words there)
Nicole was Crazy (just kidding girl, you know I LOVE you!)

I think I've got a shot at being
Anne was Focused (once I get my mind on something, I can knock it out of the park!)
Anne was Creative (probably one of my favorite things in the world - creativity)
Anne was Emotional (my blessing and my curse)

But seriously, could I qualify for even one fruit of the spirit?
Loving, Joyful, Peaceful, Patient, Gentle, Good, Faithful, Self-Controlled????

It's something to think about. What 3 words describe you?