I wish I had . . .

. . . read the Bible with my

child beginning when he

was small. I read stories

to him every night yes,

but if I could go back in

time I would read from

the Bible every morning

at breakfast-time to bet-

ter prepare him for the

day, and for life.

Debbie S.

I wish I had . . .

...done things differently.Regrets.From those who HAVE raised kids to those who ARE raising kids.Here are some of the things that we would have done differently.

I wish I had . . .

The purpose of this

book is to impart wis-

dom to those raising

children from those

who have raised chil-

dren and the regrets

that we have.

We wish we had done

some things differ-

ently.

“The days seem long,

but the years are short.”

Dr. Tim Kimmel

I wish I had . . .

. . . savored every last

morsel of time instead

of trying so hard to be

the perfect parent.

Shawn L.

I wish I had . . .

. . . taken my kids with

me to church, all of us

together as a family. I see

families in church every

Sunday and wish it was

my family.

Suzie M.

I wish I had . . .

. . . been a stay-at-home

mom and coddled my

precious children with

a balance of firm, loving

discipline.

Valerie T.

I wish I had . . .

. . . not hovered over my

child so much and instead

taught him to be indepen-

dent. In the long run I feel

that he would have been

more confident.

Tanja C.

I wish I had . . .

. . . held a ‘What’s your

beef, night.’ Where the

kids could voice a

complaint about their

parents and my only

response could be to say

‘I’m sorry.’

Kendra K.

I wish I had . . .

. . . turned on some

music and danced with

him more often.

Debbie S.

I wish I had . . .

. . . been nicer and picked

better father figures to

be in my childrens lives.

They didn’t deserve the

poor choices I made.

Melissa O.

I wish I had . . .

. . . taught my children

my native language....

Spanish!

Lily W.

I wish I had . . .

. . . read Bible passages

to him every morning at

breakfast-time to

better prepare him for the

day ahead, and for life.

Debbie S.

I wish I had . . .

. . . taught them early on

to do their chores so that

it became second nature,

like brushing their teeth.

Jan M.