Story of Priorities

Deb Graham writes about a very important experience in her life that made her learn a very significant lesson for her own life. When she was a little girl, her mom liked to make breakfast food (breakfast items) for dinner every now and then. And she remembers one night in particular, when her mother had made breakfast-dinner after a long, hard day at work. On that evening her mother placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of them. She remembers waiting to see if anyone noticed or reacted! Yet all that her dad did was reach for his toast, smile at her mother and ask Debbie how her day was at school.

Debbie does not remember what she told him that night, but she remembers watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! When she got up from the table that evening, she remembers hearing her mom apologize to her dad for burning the toast. And Debbie will never forget what he said: “Baby, I love burned toast."

Later that night, Debbie went to kiss her Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped her in his arms and said, "Debbie, your momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides-a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!" In bed that night, she thought about that scene at dinner and the kindness her daddy showed to her mom.

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