FOOD FOR THOUGHT...

[Party Plan Girl]

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 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 momma 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, I make mistakes, say the wrong things sometimes and I forget birthdays and even anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that accepting each other's faults--and choosing to celebrate and have understanding for each other's differences--is one of the most important keys to creating healthy growing and lasting relationships and communities. 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 good relationship, be it husband-wife or parent-child or friendship or community members, or even the people throughout the entire world!

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket. Keep it in your own." "Learn to forgive and love all."

Author Unknown--

[Party Plan Girl]

We must become the change we want to see in the world... --Gandhi