When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every0 x7 s' A! d. M- p% d5 z6 S2 o
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made公仔箱論壇$ S% S: J5 V/ u- b* y, r
breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: x+ v1 s6 z6 r. Z
my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in 1 X' z2 p! f, Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfront of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all mytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 Q7 @* y) r; `) H8 c! |! j
dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day' c. {3 P ~6 c3 T3 a
was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do : i" k, J1 Q5 B: mwww2.tvboxnow.comremember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat公仔箱論壇' y1 N7 O: @: i
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When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my momwww2.tvboxnow.com. Z, i. g0 n i: @9 ?2 `
apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what , t; v% Z8 ]' ]( W+ N* O" @9 \" Gwww2.tvboxnow.comhe said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."2 M/ l- l! \( d$ C; p& t1 r
! L2 ?$ [( `# D% GLater that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he ) ?" R0 ^' j% P& r公仔箱論壇really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,www2.tvboxnow.com2 D2 W" s+ q0 P; ?
"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And # _/ i2 p8 y. w0 _- Y5 jbesides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"! {' M! l' f+ L$ w
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You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm公仔箱論壇4 n* o( X; ?! a7 L0 ?8 q" a9 m: I
not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries公仔箱論壇' D- u9 {. @4 X8 ]# c
just like everyone else.公仔箱論壇! o. j9 w, u" \
What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others & B5 h$ ]1 j8 @1 _ {* Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfaults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% b& Y7 e. C0 g: A6 Q1 ^
the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ^: s8 d$ y/ D
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$ F7 M" n$ A3 q8 R! K! J* J! ^And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,公仔箱論壇3 J) P9 ? l% g) _: X- f/ Q# s
the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. / v( O. H3 k! EBecause in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a 9 w1 M$ V: M7 ~# n% a1 S' m* A% Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbrelationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker! 8 J2 i: T3 e6 W* @ K$ jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbwww2.tvboxnow.com, b: o5 [/ i0 p3 L1 r4 ] W$ j- [* j
We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ g0 I$ ]; X$ J+ F* ]4 I/ U# [* O' i- g
base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or4 I' ~* P' e2 s2 g% h/ {$ g' B. ~
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8 T9 U q. \% ~www2.tvboxnow.com"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it4 w3 k; H/ |$ V4 T
in your own."公仔箱論壇* u. C& \; t, z" ~4 r% c
