Things that I would do differently:

I haven't been a PW very long but I do have a list of things that I would do differently if I had known then what I know now.  There are some things that I'm glad that I did or did not do (things that I actually did right!).  Of course hindsight is 20/20.  I'm not posting this to have myself a pity party or anything like that.  But, I think by posting this I can help someone else not make the same mistakes that I have made or help myself in the future to remember these things.

1. I would have guarded my heart more and kept myself prayed up more so that I would be strong enough to face tough times.

2. I would have put some money back (there rarely is any extra to put back) for hard times.

3. I would not have felt like it is my duty to jump in and do the things that nobody else wants to do.  (There was even a time in our church when I really wished I could play the piano so that we didn't have to have song services without music and I bought a book "Piano for Dummies"!  LOL)

4. I would have sheltered my children more although I have tried to do this a pretty good bit. 

5. I would have prayed about it more before jumping into things (and this includes everything, not just the church).

It's not a really long list but I am sure there are other things that I could think of if I tried.  I just felt the need to post this.  Not sure why.