When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every0 P3 W8 x# h' U" A
now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made5.39.217.76, ?+ r( O& ?2 b" T; K/ Z; R; a
breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 q/ {! K/ r+ q* R$ ?2 I0 L
my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 N% @4 N5 R3 A) p! V
front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my5.39.217.763 g3 E y! r' C7 l& h
dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my dayTVBNOW 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。% F/ d2 z& s! P# i7 u
was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do
; B3 E8 W- d8 |( @5.39.217.76remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat公仔箱論壇6 l" A9 k( u7 U# j
every bite!
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6 K |1 M* t# B# j0 K9 m8 j5.39.217.76When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
K2 c' @5 ?- w& }5.39.217.76apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what5.39.217.76% k. Q$ w: _/ i7 W/ M N3 O
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
0 I! V) [' y9 Y6 t: ^$ ~) ? zTVBNOW 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。really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,1 w# Z" k, B$ V8 D3 C/ U' Q0 P. \
"Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And
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You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm
8 j7 V! Z& F; k, P$ R' C公仔箱論壇not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries
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What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others公仔箱論壇/ \% d% m8 l7 e5 L" a% A6 \: J2 K
faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is one of5.39.217.765 I& \4 D7 h+ c& {0 |
the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting
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And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good,0 |- K+ |9 R9 x N7 V
the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God.) c% G1 f D/ D8 [# r0 i2 i
Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a5.39.217.76) |- c$ q5 h# j. ~/ e! T% G6 b# Z
relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!
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- A; u8 c- I: s公仔箱論壇We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the
1 X, O( h! K) V& O1 `% abase of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or
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"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it
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