Mom liked to make dinner with
extra care. And I remember one night in particular when she had made it after a
long, hard day at work. That evening, mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and
extremely burned biscuits in front of dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone
noticed.
All dad did was reach for his
biscuit, smiled at mom and asked 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 ate every bite.
When I got up from the table, I
remember hearing mom apologize to 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 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 at hardly anything,
and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else.
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.
Because in the end, you are the
master of your own life, to be happy or unhappy, to be positive or negative.
We could extend this to any
relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship , be it a
husband-wife or parent-child or friendship.
