When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every* C. a+ ]' ]. \7 m3 v8 ^/ W( Z: W
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made
$ w t/ g6 W( [3 H! t6 V3 o3 Mbreakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,
8 a0 Q) ?8 V6 i$ @! Z/ Emy mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ]5 H& o" V0 Q* Y/ t7 w8 [1 z9 L
front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my
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was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do
# M3 x; Q8 S2 W6 R" H9 h! l: `5.39.217.77remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat- n2 h( f& R6 r0 n' m$ V. A
every bite!
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When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom0 k h1 j2 g/ X) @# i" V( s
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what
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: ?% j& H' e. ]* p9 c1 e% Q' y公仔箱論壇Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he- U! a' n. {: o' K- o; k7 |/ {
really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,5 E4 _1 R5 ^: `+ E# A
"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And5.39.217.77% ]/ @# g' z! ]/ h f. \. H! M
besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
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You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm! |' R3 h8 e& E
not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversariestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) U4 O, P K2 G
just like everyone else.( S4 O0 c: @5 w% f; e( ~
What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each othersTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 y h$ A8 {& l' L! q0 T
faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of
$ m) [: S: P, Kthe most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting
7 u Y; T. A0 u& e5.39.217.77relationship.
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And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,
5 O) x. @2 g$ f8 |5 athe bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.公仔箱論壇9 X' g' J# a7 F6 ]
Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a
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We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the
3 d# ^& Z I7 N8 }2 I7 W0 s公仔箱論壇base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or) i+ Y4 S* y; A( o* c5 _
friendship!公仔箱論壇7 S# X" [6 }, `! I4 o
, j7 u: e: V# r- H6 d' M; e: E8 M"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it
( h% ^3 t# Z) ^3 T+ \& `0 f8 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbin your own."
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