When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every
4 V3 P0 b e z) S$ gnow and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made
G7 [7 Y9 J. ~公仔箱論壇breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,
! A( d) _ d h! utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbmy mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in
6 e5 B5 N8 _2 i2 G2 y" H0 w0 [5.39.217.77front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my
/ x7 u) g* x2 rdad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day
7 L; ^3 z/ j3 N3 F+ R6 {; Ewas at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do
5 m. z3 q5 D4 K* Kremember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat
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When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
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he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."! g0 |, K. j$ n5 J0 T- z: _ h% m
4 c2 r( s' d6 s8 ^$ kLater that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he
6 r w; t" ~/ i" otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbreally liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,% A: _6 [% v$ }: z* v
"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And1 x V* k, H9 s
besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"6 T7 K6 S: K5 j9 D. g: e
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not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries
8 f6 E. I" Z. \$ @! ^) i4 Q4 @# Yjust like everyone else.
" t4 m6 t; ~# o# u% R/ YWhat I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each otherstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; n/ ]1 P9 k9 a
faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ V: p2 i# p' O" N) W( q# x# q
the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 p2 m; x1 Z) L
relationship.
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( y9 c+ _ h( [7 j) P$ |$ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,
* @0 i- D) z- h, T1 tthe bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.
1 ]" i* J' m" d3 W5.39.217.77Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a公仔箱論壇 @5 w/ ]: z( ?$ d
relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!
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We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the
% G5 `' M" b8 n1 Z& _5.39.217.77base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child ortvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Z" t* J: }2 J' Z6 r7 P+ L! a
friendship!
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"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- f5 H: Z* v/ U3 [
in your own."
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