A man I was dating, many years ago, invited me over to his high-rise apartment in downtown Denver. He was going to cook dinner for me. He prepared a roast and put it in the oven at a high temperature to sear it. Then he remembered something he had forgotten to get and said that he needed to walk across the street to the grocery store. He asked me to turn the oven temperature down in ten minutes and said he'd be right back.
Well, being ever vigilant, I decided to check the roast after about five minutes. When I opened the oven door, smoke poured out!!! The smoke caused the smoke alarm in the apartment to go off. I didn't know how to turn off the alarm, so I closed the oven and opened the windows. To my horror, I heard sirens approaching and saw fire trucks pull up. Surely they weren't here because of the smoke alarm, were they?
By this time, people were pouring out into the halls and sure enough - Here came the firemen!!
As the firemen approached, I knew that my fear was real and that they were, indeed, coming to his apartment! When they got to the door, I told them that it was just a roast. I heard disgusted people everywhere saying, "A roast!"
About this time, my date returned. He just shook his head and said, "I've only been gone for ten minutes!"
I was so embarrassed! Luckily, he saw the humor in what had happened. I'm sure it was a story he told many times over the years!
Have you ever had something like this happen? Something that seemed so bad but later was a favorite story to tell? Maybe you've gone through a hardship that gave your life new meaning.
Maybe something happened that made you feel like a failure but later you saw new opportunities arise. Each of these experiences are pieced together to make a beautiful handcrafted quilt that tells the story of your life.
May your life be filled with many different textures and vibrant colors to keep it rich and interesting!
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