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1028452 tn?1537448484

Burned Biscuits

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 had made breakfast 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 others faults - and choosing to celebrate each others 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 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....
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908392 tn?1316522899
That's beautiful.

I don't know if this is really your story or something you found but..

You know what lesson your father gave you at that age. I'm glad you learned something so wonderful from something so small. That story could have ended in such a different way but having understanding and love made this mistake no real problem.

I'm glad you shared this, thanks. :D
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1028452 tn?1537448484
I will try to recover my mistakes and be a nicer person in life
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1028452 tn?1537448484
My pleasure dear Dazon
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675347 tn?1365460645
Rahim....thank you! This is beautiful.
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Perfect timing!!  My meeting was cancelled which on one hand leaves me more time to prepare, but on the other drags it out.

I like the idea that it is in my pocket to have a good attitude about it :-))  


Thanks for sharing!!
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