I was cleaning out and inventorying a food pantry today.
Tucked to the side were two orange juice boxes. Both were dated best before 2009. I imagine they had been there since that time.
In 2008 I had knee surgery. Coming out of that I have been afflicted with GERD (which may have been catalyzed by the ibuprofen I took). Various foods have been off limit since then, one of them being oranges.
My wife loved oranges. But for my sake she did not buy a lot of them (maybe a few for herself, but not like we used to). The juice boxes appear to have been tucked away in the era when we were experimenting with what foods I could have.
I’m thankful for restrictions that we place upon ourselves in order to live in harmony together.
Sometimes our desires are not necessary. What we need is love for each other and then just suck it up!!