Burned Biscuits

When I was a little boy, 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 biscuit and eat every bite!
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: "Baby, I love burned biscuits."
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 burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!"
You know, life is full of imperfect things . . . and imperfect people.

I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.

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.
Since when were burnt biscuits a deal-breaker?
We could extend this to any and all relationships, in fact -- as 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.

Relationships That Work

Recovery is about more than walking away.  

Sometimes it means learning to stay and deal. 

It's about building and maintaining relationships that work.

--Beyond Codependency

Relationships

If only the human being could understand the power of proper relationships, the need for power and control could be abandoned.
It's not what is going on that matters, but how we look at what is going on.
It's our relationship to it that counts.
Nothing in the world has any meaning except the meaning we give to it.
To be more effective at this, we need to consider our relationship with the Creator.
Our relationship to the Creator determines how we will perceive the meanings we put to places, people, institutions and things.
We need to let the Creator tell us and guide our thoughts about these relationships.
Any relationship that we have that is causing problems means we need to pray for a new point of view.

Creator, let me see the world and the people through your eyes.