A Father's Laugh

What's the biggest mistake you have ever made? Sometimes we perceive our mistakes as bigger than they really are. That feeling when you think you have completely wrecked something is not a good place to be.

Two times come to my mind. The first one happened when I was still learning how to drive. We were out on my dad's trapline, hunting and trapping beaver. We had this huge Chevy Suburban that needed to be moved, and I volunteered to do it.

I had it in reverse, and my dad was directing me back. In my excitement, I stepped too hard on the gas, and crashed right into a tree!

I stayed in the driv...