What an eventful and blessed week. After a little over a year of planning, and thanks to a wonderful group of friends and the graciousness of CrossPointe Church, we held the first James Eunice Charity Fundraising Dinner this past Tuesday night. Coach Mark Richt was our guest speaker, and he was amazing as he spoke about his faith, a little about football, and James' legacy. We were so honored at how he tied James' story into his words that night. Coach Richt had only met James for a few minutes in December of 2010 when Coach Richt was in Valdosta recruiting Malcolm Mitchell and Jay Rome. I shared that story on Tuesday, and how excited James was when he called me that afternoon to tell me about meeting with Coach Richt. Toward the end of the conversation though, James' voice tailed off and he said, "but Dad, I was wearing a Florida t-shirt." Coach Richt shared his walk of faith on Tuesday, and although he didn't use the word, talked about legacy and purpose. He tied in the words James wrote in "The Clock is Ticking," and used the example of Georgia's 2006 Sugar Bowl game against West Virginia. It was a seesaw game in the fourth quarter as West Virginia lined up to punt to give Georgia the chance for a go ahead score to win the game. West Virginia faked the punt, made the first down, and ran out the clock to win the game. Coach Richt summarized it by saying, "the clock ran out on us." He brought up James' words again as he said that. Those words help define James' legacy. I thought about that yesterday as I watched Kentucky play Vanderbilt in basketball. I've always enjoyed watching UK play basketball. They continue to be an elite program, but lately they've come to define the "one and done" team, with many of the highly prized recruits coming to Kentucky for a year and then departing for the NBA draft. I thought about that "one and done" term, and how it applies to life. One and done summarizes how we live. We get one chance at life, and we should work to make the most of it. Coach Richt talked about legacy, and we make a legacy by how we live with that "one and done" opportunity. Make no mistake, we will leave a legacy, it's just a matter of what type of legacy we leave. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say, "well he was close to leaving a good legacy behind." We used to say close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. It doesn't count for legacy. We read and heard numerous comments about Coach Richt following his words Tuesday night. They were consistent, whether they were Georgia fans or not, saying, "I'm a fan of the man and what he stands for." That's developing a legacy, and the beauty of a life well lived is a legacy for the ages that will go beyond that "one and done." As I watched the last few minutes of the UK game, Dan Fogelberg's song "Leader of the Band" played on my Ipod. The words were timely as he sang about his dad's influence with the words, "I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band." John and Lindsey are our living legacies now, and they are building their own, and we're proud of what they've done with that legacy to date. Tammy and I have said the words James wrote in "The Clock is Ticking" will live long beyond our years. That's his legacy, and we're forever proud.