Burnt Biscuits

by Anonymous

You gotta love the anonymous people who are devoted to sending words of wisdom to anyone that will read them. So, I'm sharing with you another inspirational "forward" from Anonymous.

When I was a little girl, 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 many years ago, my mom placed a plate of grits, scrambled eggs, beef sausage and burnt 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 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 jam on that burnt 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 my Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Mama put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burnt 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 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 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 bases 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."

So please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burnt one will do just fine.

May Allah bless you now and always.