How Do You Want To Be Remembered? (A Question That Will Change Your Life)

The Matthew West Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

How do you want to be remembered? In this deeply personal and reflective conversation, my wife Emily and I sit down to recap our summer and discuss the ultimate "why" behind everything we do. Let’s go to the Story House!

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0:00.0	And he was like, listen, all I know is that when I get to heaven, I want to get to heaven
0:03.8	completely exhausted, totally wiped out. And I know you live that way as a parent of my, I want
0:08.6	to get to the end of this. No, and I poured everything I had into my passion, into what God put me
0:13.7	on this earth to do. I want to get to heaven. Absolutely exhausted. I hope that I'm remembered for
0:19.7	the mom I was to our kids, not having that myself,
0:22.9	and the wife I was to you, but also how I loved people, made them feel celebrated and known and welcomed and included.
0:30.3	I always feel like you are literally the friend to people that a friend would like to have in the words of live like you were dying.
0:38.3	Family West, I loved journeying through summer of 2025. We've survived. Family intact.
0:45.4	We've got to Matthew West podcast. He really hope you like it. I really hope you like it.
0:54.1	What's up everybody? Welcome to another episode of the Matthew West podcast. I'm your I really hope you like it.
0:55.2	What's up, everybody?
0:57.8	Welcome to another episode of the Matthew West podcast.
1:01.9	I'm your host, Matthew West, and as always, I really hope you like it.
1:04.8	I don't even think I sang the wrong notes there or the right notes.
1:05.4	Who knows?
1:08.1	Anyways, I'm so glad you're joining me today.
1:28.5	Excited for today's show, going to get to catch up with Mrs. West. Got lots to catch up on. She's got some interesting questions for me as well. So let's see how this goes with me being the one getting asked the questions. But first, I want to remind you very cool things going on. Our Alaskan cruise with the West family, some special guests, some incredible artists is on sale now. 2026, July 12th through the 19th of 2026, we are going to be cruising to
1:36.1	Alaska. It's a trip that you don't want to miss. It's going to be incredible seeing some of the
1:40.3	most breathtaking views you've ever laid eyes on. And I'm not just talking about seeing me.
1:46.3	I'm just kidding.
1:47.2	That wasn't a funny joke.
1:49.0	But July 12th through the 19th, cabins are going to go fast.
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