Livin' the Dash
Personal note:
On a gravestone, you’ll always see two dates —
a beginning and an end.
But in between… there’s a dash.
And that small line represents an entire life.
Every choice. Every moment. Every story.
“Livin’ the Dash” is a reminder that it’s not just about how life starts or ends…
but about what you do with everything in between.
So the question is simple:
what are you doing with your dash?
Written by Fawn Jacobs & William Creech
I stood by the grave of a loved one
It marked the year of birth, the year of death
A simple dash between them
Marked the life that she lived
And I ask myself, how do I live the dash
And I'm makin' my life count for eternity
Sowin' and reapin', leavin' a legacy
Makin' a mark for Jesus, lovin' my family
Livin' the dash that counts for eternity
She just loved to sing about Jesus
Taught Sunday School and lived the Golden Rule
She knew what mattered most was
The choice each one would make
And I ask myself, how do I live the dash
And I'm makin' my life count for eternity
Sowin' and reapin', leavin' a legacy
Makin' a mark for Jesus, lovin' my family
Livin' the dash that counts for eternity
When I close my eyes in death
I wanna leave a legacy
Livin' the dash for Jesus
Secures my destiny