Wine and Roses....photo courtesy of Bill Beaurain, The Garden Helper Website.

If I Had It to Do Over Again

Author Unknown 

If I had it to do over again.......I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage. I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains. I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life. I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my wife. I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed for life. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside my wife was my only chance in life to assist God in a miracle. When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you's"...more "I'm sorry's"...but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at and really see it...live it...and never give it back. 

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