An experience I will never forget is being in Rio do Sul Brazil, visiting a friend’s acreage that had fruit trees, and picking an orange off the tree and eating it. It was so sweet and delicious. Nothing like fresh fruit as in freshly off the tree. 🙂
The one thing I like about summer where I live is the plethora of fresh fruit. I love fruit and actually can’t choose a favorite. I also love fresh veggies. Needing to eat gluten free doesn’t bother me so much because I can still eat fruit and veggies and of course meat. Sadly in the winter and spring we don’t have much variety, so I enjoy as much as I can while we have it. But I know they will be back the following summer.
It is the unknowns of chronic illness that are not so easy to handle. What will the lab results be? What will the doctor say this time? Will I have a flare up? Will I need to let go of things I love to do?
Part of living with chronic illness is wondering if things we enjoy will still be doable. One thing I love is international travel. COVID shutdowns took away plans for summer 2020. Spending money on doctors prevented travel plans for this summer.
I also wonder about 2022. If the treatment I am on works well, I hope to travel internationally. If the treatment does not work well enough, will it mean letting go of one of my favorite things to do. I love experiencing other cultures, drinking coffee in another country, eating the foods of the culture, and best of all interacting with and getting to know the people.
So I will be praying that traveling to other countries and sharing the love of Jesus is not one of the things I will have to let go of because of living with chronic illness.
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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I love fruits, except for watermelons,I hate those.
Only watermelon 🍉 or all melons?
Wait, there are different kinds of melons, I didn’t even know that. I usually just avoid all melons
🙂
Honeydew melons
Cantaloupe
That is all new .Does Cantaloupe look different, ,wait,let me search for it online
Oh, I have seen pictures of Cantaloupe melons, I have never eaten them or seen them before. I doubt we even have them in my country.
🙂
Okay there are so many various kinds, even oriental melons. Now I nolonger even know the kind I have tasted. Wow
Matt, I am praying with you that you will to have to give up international travel. I was recently ill for just four days and it felt like forty! I can only imagine the anxiety that comes with true chronic illness. Blessings, brother.
Praying that you will NOT have to give up international travel. Typos, typos!
Thank you for praying 🙏
Thank you for praying 🙏
Ha,ha! Ok, ok. I’ll pray twice. 🙏🙏😃
Praying for you!! That God will use you one way or another …I know He already is, you have such a great opportunity right there in your city!
Thank you for praying 🙏
May God bless you. I hope you will definitely be able to visit places in future.
Thank you. I love visiting other countries
You’re welcome ☺️.
The gospel needs to go out and people need the love of Jesus! I pray that you will be able to take it abroad or be completely content to just spread it where you are.
Thank you for praying 🙏
I do pray that you do get to experience and enjoy the future travels
Thank you for praying 🙏
Praying you get to travel again soon. I bet those oranges right off the tree were delicious. 😋
They were delicious. What fruit do you like?
I like most fruits but pineapple is my favorite. Try sumo citrus if you ever see it. So delicious!
I will if I see it. Pineapple- I miss pineapple upside down cake but with Celiacs it is off the lsit
Praying that you will be able to travel again soon so you can do all the things you like, experience different coffees and foods and most of all share the love of God in Jesus.
Blessings brother .😊
( I love cherries 🍒)😄
Thank you 🙏 I love bing cherries 🍒
Praying for you and that you can travel and share the Good News. I love all fruits so far and definitely summer more 🙂
Like your pic 🙂
Thank you little sister. Do you have a favorite fruit?
Mango 🥭 and yours is 🍒 or did I miss that?
I like cherries 🍒 and more mango 🥭 plums etc
Nice, I mean traveling and visiting. I pray you will be able to resume all activities without flare ups.
Thank you 🙂