Inside: You never know when something you once hated will become a huge blessing. Here’s an ironic example from my life. ~
Around 11 a.m. every day, I open my fridge, remove a carton of SunSweet prunes, and load five of them into a pottery bowl my daughter Molly bought in Northern Ireland.
Many of my routines were disrupted after my biking accident more than seven months ago. This one, however, is new.
It’s also surprising and unexpected.
Long Story Short …
My digestive system took a hit after the accident, leg surgery and 19 days of hospitalization. Keeping things moving was an uncomfortable challenge, let’s just say.
Once home, I tried everything to rectify the situation—except prunes.
I have always hated prunes, you see. In any form. Whole, pitted, juiced, whatever. I despised the taste and couldn’t stomach the thought of eating or drinking them.
Desperate Times
But desperate times call for desperate measures. One day Randy brought some organic prune juice home from the grocery store, and I started drinking it.
I couldn’t stand the taste, but I appreciated the result.
Somewhere along the way, someone suggested I try eating prunes instead. Though I resisted initially, the cost of the fancy prune juice prompted me to buy my first carton of prunes.
Oh, the Irony
Around this time, in late May, I also started noticing my taste and smell were diminished. It wasn’t a complete loss, thank goodness, but it was a delayed response to the traumatic brain injury I suffered in the bike accident.
Ironically, I could still taste prunes, and they didn’t taste so bad after all.
Almost six months later, I’m still eating prunes every day. Oddly enough, I now actually look forward to this late-morning snack.
Taste and See
My daughter might say this is because I’m old. But I would disagree.
It seems the scorned has become the blessing. It has happened before, in other areas of my life. (Perhaps you have experienced this too?)
I used to hate prunes and prune juice. Now I’m very thankful for them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good has been a recurring theme in my life this year. And sometimes, the venue for His goodness is prunes.
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Has the scorned ever become the blessing in your life? Or, on a lighter note, how do you feel about prunes? Please share in the comments.
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