I tried a Pinterest recipe last week. It was a total fail. Oh well. That happens. (For your own safety, if you come across the "mashed bananas + oatmeal + chocolate chips" recipe, DON'T TRY IT. DISGUSTING.)
Also, after seeing a friend's gorgeous, newly DIY'd kitchen cabinets, I got it in my head that I wanted to stain my bathroom cabinets (actually, I got it in my head that I wanted to stain my kitchen cabinets but I decided to try it first on my smaller bathroom cabinets) and that too, ended up as a TOTAL FAIL. That happens, especially if you use the wrong kind of stain and you have no painting/staining skills whatsoever. It did have a happy ending, however, because I ended up painting over the uglier-than-ugly stain and now I like my new black bathroom cabinets. I think. (Note to self: Talk to friend with gorgeous cabinets BEFORE I attempt copycat project.)
Then I saw this story on facebook:
Burned
Biscuits - A lesson we all should learn . .
"When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. 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!
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 Mom 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 much of 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 base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child, or even a friendship!
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"When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. 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!
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 Mom 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 much of 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 base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child, or even a friendship!
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This story just reminded me that it's okay to be imperfect. It's easy for me to focus on all the things that I'm NOT, all the things that I DON'T get around to doing, all of my burned biscuits. And I burn a lot of them. But maybe it's okay. I need to let it just be okay.
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It's official, I definitely let my children have too much screen time.
Santa beard in the bath, always a favorite.
An English assignment my super-talented 8th grader did.
A perfectly imperfect picture of two perfectly awesome brothers.
1 comment:
I love you!
And I think you think you have more burned biscuits than you actually do... You are amazing :)
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