Valentine
Talking with a friend the other day, about being married a long time, we were both stunned into momentary silence by the realization that we had lived with our husbands longer than we had lived with our birth families.
We think of all the forces that created who we are as children, but we forget the years of tumbling around in a marriage that helps to wear off all the sharp edges and smooth the jagged surfaces.
It’s not the boxes of candy or the roses, not even the romantic dinners (no! I am not cancelling!) It’s everything . . . the financial struggles, raising children, building a family life, taking care of aging relations, and, God willing, grandchildren . . . good times and bad times. In the long run, it’s all good.
Adventure Man, Happy Valentine’s Day. Through thick and thin, big guy.
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You talk about marriage; like my mum does; she got married when she was 18 and have been married for 27 years now; she says that life gets focused mostly to the concerns and needs for this family, and that the amount of love and caring is always in a growing process π
Happy all days to both you and your Husband π
Wish you two all the best in the coming years together. π
Awww that was very touching.
Happy valentines dear :*
u r way ahead of me π didnt even meet the right girl yet π happy valentines!
True Faith – Thank you, dear one. Your Mum is right – and Insh’allah, the growing keeps going until the end . . .I know my Mom misses my Dad SO much. February 8th would have been their 60th wedding anniversary.
Thank you, Elijah, and wishing you the same happiness in your life.
Thank you, Delicate. And I hope you have a very fun day, full of happy surprises.
Fonzy – you have plenty of time, and she’s out there waiting for you. If you pray, start praying that if it be God’s will, you meet soon, and that he keep her sweet for you.