If I Had Known

January 25, 2009

Wow, it's my first children's book, my labor of love, my words sent out to the universe for all to read.

As I step out on faith, I wonder what will God send back to me.

The book begins with these words...

If I had known you would grow in the blink of an eye
we would have painted more pictures,
and I would have smiled when you asked a thousands "whys."

Remember the days when every sentence began with "why?"
Does this sound familiar? Days gone by. Years gone by. Looking into the face of a child who is now 30, wondering where did the time go? When did the T-ball season end? When did the "whys" become a dissertation on life, love and living?

How quickly they go from 3 to 13 to 30. Purchase my book. Laugh. Cry, then hug your baby. It is my hope that all who read If I Had Known will remember the importance of the number 24. Each of us receives 24 hours per day to make a memory that our children will never forget. A memory they will one day pass on to their children. Let's strengthen our families by investing in our greatest resource - our children, our gift and legacy to the future.

If I Had Known will be in bookstores April 21, 2009 or order a copy online from the link below. Thanks Karen

http://http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-60696-028-8

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kponder

http://www.myspace.com/karencrosswrites