could'a should'a would'a...

Yeah...
We can't live there...
But - i can't help but believe that there is an inestimable benefit to our children to at least explore those words with them every once in awhile...
Maybe that wasn't a great choice, maybe we could have done it differently, considered other options, worked a little harder. Maybe i should have thought that through & grasped the implications of the decision that was made for convenience....
Maybe i could have...
Maybe i should have...
Maybe i would have...
Because what we have to offer our little ones is our life experience. i want my daughters and sons to have the courage to take back the things that my generation lost. i want them to keep the ground i took back from my parent's generation. i want them to hold the ground that has been held for generations in their family line - & pass those traits, decisions, and harvests - that are good, profitable, and right.
There is value in 'could'a, should'a, would'a'...
We just can't *live* there.