When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every/ F \% y2 z4 ~# v: y
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had madetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb |7 @- m) s" D- _$ B
breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,& o5 V( |1 K3 T0 \
my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits inTVBNOW 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。; [9 X' u. l. w7 @
front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all mytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 w" T/ Y# z+ _/ B
dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day
& n) V* J& \* s( n7 b( _was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do `: ]5 d' Z% z4 ^" K& W% E
remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat) j: p- l4 o: b, b
every bite!
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0 j0 Y$ ^; ?' l7 o公仔箱論壇When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
& K' c8 {" G) s$ W, H/ a0 oapologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget whattvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 s7 C" e$ |* l/ Z* l! I4 T
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
/ G ]( }6 k9 P& [( Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbreally liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,- N! e8 @! Q; W" P9 v- L
"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And
' ?3 t8 q$ F7 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbesides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"5.39.217.77( T" j0 q2 A' C0 V
2 ^' F: _8 A+ vYou know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm
' F% x4 A# L+ f9 Z; o: }6 [not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries z3 J& d2 k$ a; l$ ~/ s* b
just like everyone else.
1 K, T% C) X1 C2 J; P1 lWhat I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others
" g8 v, v0 a' K& ffaults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of公仔箱論壇5 H6 d( C$ v7 e! n. R) n+ d$ u
the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting
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5 L. B Z Y6 G. A; b5.39.217.77And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,5.39.217.772 G6 F6 a+ S4 n6 Q5 I" p) g; N
the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.
- G4 R) l& F1 cBecause in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a0 o1 w- |% z* o) H4 q" ^+ L
relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 ?% t9 v" Q+ S+ ^
: b X/ O" K- A O% j' }We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the
# t8 c( N" P: V3 _) b2 I+ gbase of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or
6 f. P6 T, X) Y! A2 nfriendship!( T7 L/ h, J( j1 h, w" p
+ V* ?; q' ]* v" D1 g"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep ittvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* g" K: P" \- B) V- I" l
in your own."公仔箱論壇- B. t6 y$ u- d& q* N h
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