When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every
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breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,公仔箱論壇9 t& Q! U- [ a* ^9 O0 Q+ z% W
my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in
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* K u2 Y! L8 Hwas at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do
: J! M, ]5 Y2 V. ?# h- R/ g5.39.217.77remember 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% M" j# c) T; k0 |2 j( S
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what5.39.217.77/ t1 m. d5 h/ c' H
he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."
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Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he
8 ~( w9 n6 d$ Sreally liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,
8 B$ Z9 V' v4 J5 V6 j5.39.217.77"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And
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You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm" E8 _5 T) |( T0 |$ q
not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversariestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @4 w! z5 l) d' ^
just like everyone else.5.39.217.77$ V/ @: l* z$ T6 h. h- A8 S9 h
What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others5.39.217.77: C3 i( T6 ^% Y( j; u1 Q+ b
faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of5.39.217.77" z6 M- @- {! P" ]/ b
the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting 0 [/ [# A0 X2 Y1 C( o8 o$ e. s
relationship.
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! R) i: s0 c& Y* y. e7 n0 A3 bAnd that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,2 g6 Q/ r( _' m- t
the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.
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relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!5.39.217.77; k% e+ _8 X/ V8 L% A4 `: q9 `, w: Q
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We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the' v. W7 D/ f, Y) d$ G
base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or5.39.217.77: O* h: }5 m# w3 }; g7 h
friendship!9 J6 H: X2 M6 ]& u7 F! {
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"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it
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