Burnt 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 food after a long, hard day at work. On that evening, 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: "Honey, 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 Mommy put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides – a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!" Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else.

But what I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each others 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  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 relationship, be it a husband-wife, parent-child, friendship or even colleagues. So, please begin to accept things though they don't seem to be100% perfect....things will do just fine.

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. "Life without God and, from our work perspective, working without clocking is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."


"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own." So, please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burned one will do just fine!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. Love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't!

There are cruel people in this world who treat humans like objects, treat their wives like servants.