Do - Over

I had the honor of being contacted by a man who has a blog/podcast designed for Radio Tower climbers (http://wade4wireless.com/ ). He had read my book, The Tower Builder ( for you laggards that haven't gotten my book yet, here is the website: http://www.amazon.com/The-Tower-Builder-Vicky-Kaseorg/dp/1494434997.) He loved it, which was incredible to me since he is an expert in the industry and I am just a homeschool mom who knew nothing about towers when I started the book. Incredibly, he appreciated and understood the appeal of the book to people unconnected to the tower world as well as those in the industry. That alone endeared him to me.

He asked me if he could interview me for his podcast.
"You can," I wrote back, "But I want to warn you, I am no expert on towers."
"That's fine," he assured me, "I loved your book and would like to talk with you about it."

So, with some trepidation, as I am not a speaker besides not being a tower expert, I launched into the podcast. He recorded me, and told me after editing it, he would post it and send me the link. It was a great interview! He is such a nice man and so enthusiastic and encouraging that I felt instantly at ease. If I do say so myself (in case no one else does), I even felt that I had said some profound things that would play well on the radio! I finished the hour interview and settled back with a satisfied smile, playing back in my mind the wonderful things I had said.

Then I got an email from him. The recorder had malfunctioned, and he had lost all but the first few minutes of the interview. Would I be willing to do it again?

Oh no! How would I ever be able to say all those things in such a way again? How would I be able to keep it from sounding rehearsed? How could I do it any better? Oh well. I agreed to a second interview.

In many ways, it was quite different from the first interview. As in the first one, I felt that he brought out many aspects of the book that I hadn't really thought of until I was talking with him, but different ones this time. New insights emerged. I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent talking with him, and almost hoped the recorder fizzled out again. The second interview surpassed the first interview. I would really have my subject down pat with a third interview! If only I could keep recording my life until I got it just right!

It wasn't till later that I realized I had been down in the dumps earlier in the day wishing just that, that I could re-record my life, have a do-over, live the first half of my life over again knowing what I know now. If I had known Jesus before age 29, what a difference it would have made! I wanted to "try the interview a second time."

Of course, I can't. I am stuck only with the remorse of the years I spent in disobedience and disregard of God. Mercifully, God gave me His own version of a "re-record." When I accepted Jesus' sacrifice on my behalf, and proclaimed my allegiance to Him, God washed away my sin. It was as though it had never been recorded.

I hope the new interview will be much better than the old.
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2 Corinthians 5:17 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ephesians 4:22-24 

To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

John 5:24 

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

John 3:3 

Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Revelation 21:5 

And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

Ezekiel 11:19 

And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,

Romans 6:23 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.