When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she made
breakfast for dinner after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage
and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting
to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his
biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember
watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every
bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits.
And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if
he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and
said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real
tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
Life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the
best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just
like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that
learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate
each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to
creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.
And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the
good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the
feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to
give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!
We could extend this to any relationship. In fact,
understanding is
the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or
siblings or friendship!
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep
it in your own."
God Bless You.... Now, and Always...(Source:GPL)
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she made
breakfast for dinner after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage
and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting
to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his
biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember
watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every
bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits.
And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if
he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and
said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real
tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
Life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the
best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just
like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that
learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate
each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to
creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.
And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the
good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the
feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to
give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!
We could extend this to any relationship. In fact,
understanding is
the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or
siblings or friendship!
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep
it in your own."
God Bless You.... Now, and Always...(Source:GPL)
