Monday, April 14, 2008

Ice Cream? None for me...


We had a great conversation today about sacrificial love. Giving of ourselves putting our own self aside and doing what is right for the other or just out of love. We are learning to say "OK you can have what you want... " and doing it with a joyful heart... Steve and I have and are learning several ways to express this but one of the simplest... one that just thrills me because its so simple and so basic is Ice cream and Popcorn...
I like ice cream not all the time but I go through my ice cream spurts sometimes my spurts sprout into a months worth of addiction then they putter out but... my dear Steve hears me suggest all too frequently "oh hey lets go to Cold stone and get ice cream YUM!" My most wonderful Steve tho can't eat ice cream (poor guy) because he's lactose intolerant. Suggesting we have ice cream is akin to asking him if he wants a slumber party in the bathroom and a belly ache. In sympathy and sacrificial love I have decreased the frequency in which I ask about going for ice cream. He takes it a step further and will buy me a pint of Ben and Jerry's every so often to keep in the freezer so when my "Ooh I want ice cream" craving hits I'm prepared. Its so sweet and wonderful it means so much to me that he's willing to say "OK I can't have ice cream but it will make her smile."
Steve on the other hand loves popcorn... Its one of his favorite snacks! Salty, light, fluffy and buttery popcorn... I secretly LOVE popcorn but (ouchie momma) it hurts my teeth so bad that I dare not eat it for fear I will be picking flossing and brushing it away a month later... SO in the interest of not living on Orajel and dental floss I abstain... but I will still pop Steve a big bowl full of light fluffy perfect popcorn whenever he wants because well I love him and it makes him so happy. I also get a buttery salty kiss with popcorn breath afterwards...
These are silly little things in the grand scheme I know we will encounter bigger taller more difficult instances when we will learn more about sacrificial love but for now just the simple lessons we can learn from Ice cream and popcorn help me feel like we're off to a good start...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I like reading about your thought process-keeping it simple, applying the big themes (forgiveness, sacrafice for the other) to life's small details. You two are going to be a great testimony of Christ and His bride!!
-Danae