When I was a kid,
my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. 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!
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 ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that
thing...never made a face nor uttered a word about it!
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 every now and then."
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 Mom put in a hard day at
work today and she's real tired. And besides--a little burned biscuit never
hurt anyone!"
As I've grown
older, I've thought about that many times. 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 friendship!
"Don't put
the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket--keep it in your own."
So, please pass me
a biscuit, and yes, the burned one will do just fine.
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is
fighting some kind of battle.
"Life without
God is like an unsharpened pencil--it has no point"
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