There are so many quotes and sayings about how miserable marriage is and how terrible husbands can be. And maybe that’s how it is for some. I have to say that that’s really too bad for them. My marriage is such a source of joy and happiness for me, and my husband is a wonderful support and a light in my life. I love my husband and my marriage. This is not to say that marriage isn’t work. It surely is. Even ours. But I am of the opinion that when you work for something, you value it more. If something is handed to you, little or no responsibility is felt for it. But when something is worked on and worked for, it is miraculous the commitment and the devotion that results. And suddenly, when it needs help or care, the desire to heal it increases.
I am lucky in that my husband and I are strangely almost perfectly matched. Which is not at all to say that we are the same—quite the opposite, actually. We just seem to fit together—like pieces of a puzzle. Two pieces—two halves—of a whole. Neither of us felt complete until we found the other. And after four years, it’s amazing that our love for each other continues to grow. When we got married, I thought I could not possibly love him more. And perhaps at the time I could not. But I know now that after these four years, the many adventures and the many more quiet nights alone together, the various homes we’ve had, and the home we find in each other, having only each other and then having a daughter together, that my love for him will continue to grow forever. I think the more you know someone and the deeper you understand them, the more often you serve them, and the more days and months and years you LIVE for them, your capacity to love that person grows.
I didn’t know much about truly loving another person until I met Steven. I, admittedly, was obsessed with love and falling in love. I was in love with being in love. But when Steven and I began dating, things were different. I wanted to be a better person when I was around him and even when I wasn’t. And this time, it wasn’t selfish and self-serving. It was all about him. And I could not believe how happy this true love made me. It was better than I’d ever imagined. And it still is. <3
I am so blessed to be sealed to him for all eternity. He’s my best friend. And I know there’s no one else in the world that can make me as happy as he does. I wish that every couple in the world knew the happiness we know every day.
I love you, Steven. Happy Anniversary. I look forward to an eternity more of the joy I feel everyday being your wife. To our happily ever after.
"I love thee, I love but thee With a love that shall not die Till the sun grows cold And the stars grow old." - William Shakespeare
