"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point."
An Email received from a friend in These are not my words but they are from an Email sent to my by a friend in Canada.
"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 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) scones in front of my dad I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his scone, 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 scone 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 scones. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned scones."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his scones 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 scone 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 us today. That we will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of our lives 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 scone isn't a deal-breaker!
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own."
So Please pass me a scone, and yes, the burned one will do just fine.
And PLEASE tell someone about this who has enriched your life.
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point.""
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the scones. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned scones."
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his scones 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 scone 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 us today. That we will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of our lives 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 scone isn't a deal-breaker!
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - keep it in your own."
So Please pass me a scone, and yes, the burned one will do just fine.
And PLEASE tell someone about this who has enriched your life.
Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
"Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point.""
In this E-mail they talk about “Breakfast Biscuits” and I have changed it to read Scones as that is what we have in South Africa
My apologies to Yvonne for complaining about burnt food. Sorry Dear.
Oh, shew, I am glad you just phoned and cleared up my confusion about this blog. A lovely story though and I agree, what is a little burnt scone!
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