"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me." -Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, the wildly-successful genius behind the wildly-successful Apple company, passed away this week. According to the above statement, which he made back in 1993, his goal wasn't to be the richest man in the cemetery when he died. He wanted to "do something wonderful," make a difference. And I commend him on that. He certainly was successful, at least in the eyes of the world. But I have to wonder, how much of that success counted for eternity?

I'm not trying to minimize the things Steve Jobs accomplished during his life. And I admire the fact that money was not his main objective. But then I think of the missionaries who spend their lives with poor people, living in poverty themselves, to spread the truth of the love of Jesus and the importance of eternity. Or of people who work dangerous jobs, who put themselves at risk for their country or fellow man, so that someone else might have a chance to discover the importance of eternity. Or the single mothers who work two jobs and never go out, but spend their (limited) free time teaching their children to love Jesus and others. These are people who will not be famous. Millions of people will not be informed when they die, and their accomplishments will not be published on Wikipedia. They certainly will not be the richest people in the cemetery.

But they surely will be among he richest people in eternity.

As author and speaker Randy Alcorn says, life is a dot. It starts, it ends. Eternity is an unending line extending from that dot. We should be living for the line.

Being the richest person in the cemetery shouldn't matter. But I hope I'm among the richest people in eternity.

"Trust, Hope, Pray" by Luke and Trisha Priebe

Waiting. Few things are harder than waiting. For me, the hardest things for me to wait for was my wedding and later, at the end of my pregnancies, for the birth of my babies.

My friends Luke and Trisha know about waiting. They have been waiting for over two years to bring home their son from Thailand. Every time I think of that, I remember waiting the nine months (or less) for my babies, and I can't even imagine having to wait two years or more!

As they started their adoption journey, they noticed that there were not many good, new resources on learning how to wait. So they wrote the book, "Trust, Hope, Pray: Encouragement for the Task of Waiting," to encourage others who have faced the challenge of having to wait.

I have not read the book yet. Ironically, I have been very impatient while waiting to be able to buy this book! Fortunately, today is payday so I can order the book and stop waiting to learn how to wait!

I encourage anyone who has ever had to wait for anything to check out this book. I will try to post a review after I read it. I am excited for many reasons. I love to read, so the idea of reading a new book is always exciting. I am excited about this book especially, though, because I know Luke and Trisha personally. Trisha is an excellent writer and Luke and Trisha are wonderful, inspiring people.

I also encourage you to check out Trisha's website, www.househoncho.com. It is an excellent website dedicated to helping homemakers show love to their families through caring for their homes.