When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every% @7 W) x* d3 J2 E# t; \
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made
3 ^0 l, v, ]' ]- j9 A: NTVBNOW 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。breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,% k( k$ P4 h# y3 I+ \* e# ?& r3 G) j
my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in
P0 C% S6 U* z& f$ K) Y- K1 }TVBNOW 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。front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my; n+ g5 h. z0 |$ X
dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day公仔箱論壇/ Q8 @) k# G0 m2 b* h
was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do
" e' v3 _# I/ p! `4 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbremember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat9 n) c; u/ o* c& Y' R# a" x' }
every bite!tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ w, n+ f# J0 {; ?0 o9 W1 U* ~; c
. z3 T1 @2 @4 |* O( D" ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my momtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 @! Y" W: A, @9 L9 L
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what
* v- z9 n3 [" F3 o/ Z+ Che said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."TVBNOW 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。' [! n' D r6 w2 u
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Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he
?9 q# K: P" b1 C' F, C. r: YTVBNOW 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。really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,
4 Q- s1 ?! ~# S% j1 E" g6 A" I5.39.217.77"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And
4 n) I' S6 r0 x5 @4 P& }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbesides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"5.39.217.775 Q5 f) a' f( |) T7 |9 c
/ b# P+ z- d i1 v2 T; v公仔箱論壇You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm6 M5 v$ u% q/ _1 H8 a
not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversariestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 k3 Q1 b6 G' Z6 T" }) F5 }5 N, ^
just like everyone else.
+ }3 ?& m2 q, O2 v( Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each otherstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* M; {0 S' {& k7 ]
faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of
: L$ J9 M) s& w. c1 B9 K- Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting ' p: G$ B: k9 W7 b+ C
relationship.TVBNOW 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。% Z% x% W/ N6 U
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And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,
W% l" e# L2 g3 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.
( e; G5 u$ E8 N/ B* G" WBecause in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ o& u1 `* Y0 I+ ~
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
) q {% v5 a2 k( k bbase of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or
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"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) V) X# t5 q7 ?
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