Life these days...

My husband is great...let me just start by saying that.  He's a strong, thoughtful, kind, generous, witty, and giving man.  I'm proud to not only know him, but have him in my life every day!  I can't imagine going through the days we've had recently not having him there beside me.  I really believe we have come to the understanding that we belong together, we make each other better people, and we can't imagine our lives without each other.  

To say it mildly, our relationship and how we handle ourselves in situations have been tested.  I'm proud to say that we came together as a family (albeit small, but no less important) and prayerfully made decisions that were best for us and our well-being.  We have been blessed by God's grace and his mercy in all areas of our lives.  I continue to be humbled by people's generosity and love; and at the same time I'm continually surprised by people's ignorance, hate, and inability to communicate like adults.  Will life continue to test us in more severe ways than these past events?  Of course...I'm not naive to that fact.  But am I confident that we'll handle it the best way we know how....together with God?  Of course I am.  That makes me excited about our years to come. 

I am in awe of the man that sits in front of me now.  My husband, my partner, my lover, my beautiful future, my family. 

(I know this entire thing was really mushy....I'm sorry if you weren't prepared for that.  If it makes you feel better...he's sitting across from me in his boxers with Ruby laying asleep on his shoulder, wrapped up in a blanket watching Alton Brown.  A paragon of style and manliness no doubt!)