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If I Had It To Do All Over Again
messy kitchen. I would learn to love "me." I feel so
blessed by God for giving me the family that I have. In
many ways I have had a chance to do it all over again -–
My first baby was born when I was 20; my last baby
was born when I was 43. I learned so much over the
course of the years. It has been like God gave me a
second chance, and we (my family) have all grown and
benefited from it. Life is precious, and each day is
special in so many ways. I feel so blessed that I truly
fall down before God in grateful thanksgiving every day.
--
Clara Hinton, Shanksville, Pennsylvania
If I had to do it all over again, I think I would like to
have had the opportunity to accept Christ at a much
younger age. But then again, if I had never hit bottom,
I might-not have appreciated how high I stand now in
Christ. I cannot take away the pain of my mistakes
without lessening the joy of my salvation. I wouldn't
want to do it all over again, but I wouldn't change my
past either. As I wrote the things I have learned over
the years, I discovered that there really is "no new thing
under the sun." Someone somewhere has already
learned these lessons. Look to the idioms and sayings
of old. They really are true. Above and beyond that,
look to Scripture where all wisdom has its roots.
--
Susan E. French, Sarasota, Florida
I would have liked to have been able to give my sons
better advice, but I don't know what it would have
been~
I would have liked to have been a better provider for my
family, but I don't know how I could have. I would have
liked for things to have been a little easier (especially
for my wife's sake), but maybe I'm a better man
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