leaving behind a legacy

"I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?"
 
so with it being my senior year and all, ive really been thinking what i want to leave behind at school, church, etc. we just had our last church league basketball game and although we didnt win, it was okay becuase we had such an amazing and fun year. we had girls making threes that you would never guess and we have an awful lot of memories that will never be forgotten.
but all this "last" stuff got me thinking. what do i want to leave behind? when people think of me, what do i want them to say about me? and i dont know but i thought id put these ideas into words.
the first thing i want people to think of when they think of molly dobbs is a girl who is always smiling. sometimes, lets face it, life sucksssss, but i want to be the person who knows life is sticky and sometimes not fun but chooses JOY. people like that are just really awesome and i want to be one of those people.
also, i want people to think of me as a person who makes others laugh and feel like they belong. i can assure you that i can be totally crazy and ridiculous (just ask my friends) but its because i want other people to laugh. it just makes me really happy to see other people smiling and to know that i put the smile on their face brings me a lot of joy. not only do i want them to laugh and smile, but i also want them to know that they are wanted. speaking from experience, it really sucks when youre with people and you feel like it really wouldnt matter if you were there or if you werent. when people are around me, i never want them to second guess whether they should be there or not. i want them to know they are wanted. that feeling is one that everyone on earth desires (whether they admit it or not).
lastly, i want to be the girl that follows her dreams. on all the cute picture frames and canvases it has "dream big" on them. but more than just dreaming big, i want to follow those big dreams. i want to be able to say in 20 years that i did what i loved and dreamed of. as most everyone knows, i want to be in africa 24/7. my dream is to spend a long period of time over there just helping the fatherless and showing them the love they deserve. that is my BIG dream (and at times it seems way out of reach). but still, i want to show people that following your big dreams is worth it.
i dont really know how you end a blog like this. but i guess just thanks for reading? haha no. ill leave yall with an inspirational challenge: be the person you want to be remembered as and leave an imprint on people's lives.