This morning on the way to work I was listening to a Lady Antebellum song talking about a love that was hard to get over. Thinking back over the days when I was dating in high school and college I remember boys that I thought were hard to get over. There was one that was so hard to get over that I knew I couldn't let him back, there was one that was so hard to get over that I kept going back, and now there's one that I could never get over.
I think about how much MORE I'm in love with my husband than I've ever been with anyone else! When I first met my husband, or at that time Lexi's boyfriend...I didn't think much of it. Then I met his as Stuart's (Lexi's new boyfriend) roommate...I still didn't think a whole lot about it. Then he asked me out...that was weird! Stuart and Lexi told me what a great guy he was...my parents had LOVED him when Lexi dated him, but it was all so strange to me. Finally, after texting him and finding out more about him (The fact that fall was his favorite season and green was his favorite color are about all I remember from that conversation) I decided I'd go golfing with him, you know this story! We fell in love, my friends told me he was THE ONE, but I was resistant to believe it because I had been hurt before. I was one that always rushed into relationships and got hurt. This time maybe I should just have fun...and have fun I did. My husband is a BLAST! He would take me places and introduce me to new foods, his family would have big fun dinners, and he was always making me laugh. One day while we were driving somewhere we were talking about an 'adventure' and I know that this conversation is what started OUR ADVENTURE!
He proposed, I said YES, and the busy season of wedding planning began. Looking back...the flowers didn't matter, the tuxes didn't matter, I don't even remember what we ate! I could have cared less about the invitations, the decorations, and all the material items that went into the day we started our MARRIAGE! This is such a sacred thing, marriage. I'm thankful that I have a Christian husband who is wonderful about taking our relationship to Christ! God has been a big part of our marriage.
Looking back over the relationship that were 'hard' to get over I realize that I always tried to take my relationships to Christ, and I'm proud of that! I hope that my daughter will do the same! However, what made my husband different was the combination of his love of God, his love for me, and his willingness to deal with all the crazy that came with me! He never walked away when things got tough.
One of the toughest things we've dealt with in our marriage (and one of our biggest blessings!) was welcoming our Wendy! I never knew how much I loved my husband until I saw what he brought into our lives and how much he cherished it with me.
Being parents is tiring, frustrating, exhausting, and THRILLING! We're there when the other person has had their limit and we love each other through all of our mistakes. It's amazing how we can see our love for each other through our little one. She is filled with all the extra love we had for each other that we couldn't contain, and she shares it with us through gummy smiles, sweet squinty grins, and her adorable coos.
So I may have thought some teenage crushes were 'hard' to get over and I know Wendy will go through those same heartbreaks some day...but I'll look at her and see the truly impossible love to get over, the love between a husband and wife, and the indescribable love between parent and child.
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