I was just reading the latest entry from Kimberleigh, I shaved my legs for this?, and she made a comment that really hit home with me. While describing her fifteen year marriage to her husband, she commented, "That's how you know if it's forever love...when you keep falling in love with the same person over and over again, that is what keeps old love new."
WOW!
That simple statement had so much meaning for me. I was lying in bed last night watching Brent sleep, and couldn't help but thinking how much I loved this man, and how many times I've fallen in love with home over and over again in the short time we've been married. No, it hasn't been the easiest ride. We have experienced death, divorce, family drama and trauma, financial worries, trying to adjust to living in a new place, trying to adjust to living together. But we have also accomplished so much together; the fairy tale wedding of my dreams, a perfect honeymoon, building a house together, building a home together, combining our friends, family, and lives, creating a life together. As I watched him sleeping peacefully, I thought what he meant to me. He is my best friend, my confidante, my biggest supporter, my lover, the person I am going to grow old with, the person I am going to share the most heartache and the most joy with for the remainder of my life, and, if God blesses us, the father of my children.
I was married for a very brief time several years ago. It never felt like this. Probably because I married the wrong person for the wrong reason.
I know we are newlyweds so we are still "on our honeymoon," but I believe in my heart that a love that is strong and true can build a marriage that is strong and true, and, if both people work hard enough, will grow stronger and more fullfilling. In this day where divorce is the easy way out, that is my wish for my life with my husband - that we will always remember where we started, fall in love over and over again, and, as Kimberleigh put it so well, "keep old love new."
3 comments:
so true; like I read in someone else's journal, they said "divorce is not an option". Remember the love you have today for Brent and relive it every day in some small way. It will be an interesting journey you will be on together over the years, but just think how much fun it will be to look back years down the road and realize you still love each other :)
betty
Aw Ashlee ain't love grand???? I am glad that my entry found a tender spot in your heart, That is what every writer dreams of, finding subjects and topics that speak to them as well as others. I've loved that man of mine for over 24 years and he still gives me butterflies!
Kimberleigh
Ash, reading this brought tears to my eyes. I am SO happy that you have found the love of your life and he is there with you. What a beautiful testament to love. Congrats on your love with your hubby. NO one deserves it more!! Love, lisa
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