I tried my hand at bread baking.
I followed the recipe but my bread
Flopped.
I was discouraged and complained to
My friend.
But I'll never forget Nancy's advice:
"Dorothy, don't you know you
Learn from your mistakes?"
I've certainly made many of them
In my 78 years.
I purchased the wrong mattress,
Actually three of them in a row.
I bought living room furniture and
Hated it.
I killed Jack's flourishing garden with
Weed killer.
But in the process I've learned to be
More cautious, more discerning.
I've often prayed for my children and
Grandchildren, "Lord, help them to
Learn from their mistakes, but
Prevent them from making
Fatal ones."
I know one thing.
It wasn't a mistake to marry Danny.
Young love is grand, but perhaps old
Love is even grander.
And love not only covers a multitude of
Sins, but a myriad of mistakes as
Well.