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If I Had It To Do All Over Again
I would not have married at the age of eighteen.
would have worked to earn money to further my
education. I would not have allowed my fear of failure
to alter my ambition. If I could proclaim the message to
our youth that so much knowledge comes from trial and
error, then perhaps they would not be so afraid of
failure. I also look back to see that I should have been
more patient with my sons when they were small
children.
--
Peggy Usery, Grenada, Mississippi
I wouldn't change a thing. I have many regrets, but
it is my failures and wrong decisions that have revealed
my deep need for God. What I have done in my life,
both good and bad, create the person I am now and
what I will become in the future. My wretched life is a
testament to the love, power, and grace of God, for it is
He who has overcome my past and guides my future.
And I rejoice that he will continue to deliver me.
--
Debbie Poss, Judsonia, Arkansas
I would strive to develop a deeper love for others in
Christ. I have a wonderful family with two very precious
girls that any parent would be proud of. I don't feel
anyone can grow enough in love for Christ. I would like
to be able to help my children see Christ's love more in
our home and to want to share it with others even if the
world seems to go in another direction.
--
Carol Wilterdink, Aurora, Colorado
The poem "Man-Making" by Edwin Markham best
explains it -- "We are all blind until we see that in the
human plan nothing is worth the making if it does not
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