Twenty-three Years

Marriage. It is not all bubble gum and lollipops. The changes that each person goes through every day of every year makes for moments both good and bad. Our perspective is constantly changing. Our emotions are constantly changing. We evolve through our experiences and our connections with others. Marriage is built and remodeled and sometimes it has to be demolished before a new stronger foundation can be created to help support the marriage that will survive the earthquakes and hurricanes that our nature builds around us.
During an earthquake our world crumbled. My nature followed it up with months of torrential rains that attempted to wash away all that we were together. He fought against the mud slides and helped to save me from the depths as I tumbled down over the cliffs edge. He encouraged me to climb, to find footing, and trust him to be there for me.
His hope and desire lit my path, his belief and compassion gave me the rope I needed to drag myself up as I found my footing, and his love and willingness were the building blocks that we used along with the mortar of communication and my love and willingness to build ourselves a new foundation for our marriage.
We have an open floor plan that requires that we work together and communicate to allow for the flow of our love and the strengthening of our bond.