Pineapple-Coconut Fanta to be exact; sort of their take on Pina Colada I guess. I found it at the Hi Life around the corner from my apartment (it's a little convenience store). Even though my beloved husband ranks Hi Lifes 3rd among convenience stores (behind 7-11 and Family Mart), I always go there to pay the bills. In Taiwan you pay your ADSL, cell phone, Power, Water, and Gas bills at the closest convenience store...hence the word "convenient." Anyway, I went in and it was sitting there next the Coke and Apple Sidra (usually the only options) bright, yellow, and happy-looking. Some of you may not realize (especially if you're in Central WI) that in other countries of the world Fanta comes in more than just Orange and the occasional strawberry. Before the Pineapple-Coconut I got to try Blueberry Fanta in Bali on our honeymoon.
Why spend all this time and space talking about a stupid soda??? No other reason than it reminded me that God is good. I know, you're thinking "what??", but every enjoyment we have comes directly from him. We just forget that fact. Every beautiful blue sky, every catchy line of music, every skilled artist, and every laughing 7 year old are all from Him in one way or another. When we realize this it's a little easier to "rejoice always" and give praise every day. Some of you may have read John Piper's work, some not. He's always going on about "Christian Hedonism" and the "Pleasures of God" and he talks about using the stuff of the created world to turn our eyes on God and find joy...we need constant reminding of his goodness. I just so happened to get my memory jogged by a bottle of soda! Praise the Lord for his mysterious ways!
Bye for now....there's a bottle of Kiwi-Apple Fanta calling my name :)
