Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Burned Biscuits

This article was sent to me over the internet and I thought it was such a good picture of how to make a relationship work, I decided to include it on my blog. Enjoy!

"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 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 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."

That's my prayer for you today...
That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the difficult 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 burned 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 friendship!

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Revitalizing your special relationship!

Tips to make it sparkle!

• Make your relationship a priority!
• Compliment your partner. Do it often!
• Treat your partner with loving respect. .
• Think about what your partner wants and do it.
• Dress nicely and get into shape.
• Spend time together alone. Schedule it.
• Hug when you say hello and good-bye.
• Really listen to what he/she is saying.
• Be kind in little ways.
• When you want something, say please.
• Be interested in what they are doing.
• Say “I love you,” often. Start now.
• Think of ways you can do the unexpected and be thoughtful.
• Say thank you often.
• Respond gently when you disagree. Be honest, yet kind.
• Ask open-ended questions to encourage your partner to talk.
• Set healthy boundaries with your extended families.
• Have fun together; learn to laugh.
• Stop and think first about what you are going to say.
• List your partner’s positive qualities and share them.
• Respect your partner's need to be his/her own person.
• Plan an extended weekend alone together.

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