Burnt Biscuits

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When I was a kid, my mom liked to make
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" J- F7 h0 L+ _5 Y, P2 x$ c* ^# sparticular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that
1 m" g. Q4 w1 y6 Yevening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned
7 J1 z; M3 S" M! y" c5 d4 k3 d+ M3 p' z& Kbiscuits 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
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watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every
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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."
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+ D4 Z9 x' G* s( lLater 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
' y# @$ {  a" h% J& ~0 G3 c# Fshe's real tired. And besides - a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
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& l4 B8 J, M; v0 J) VYou know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect
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anniversaries just like everyone else.
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What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults - and choosing to celebrate
$ D8 {4 i2 t  R6 q! ieach others differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a
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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!

7 g2 ]& e" }2 S  J$ E% qWe could extend this to any relationship. In fact,
. _& n, _6 I' Dunderstanding 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."