Eight years ago, I walked down the aisle and I said “I Do”. At that point I didn’t know what I was saying or what it really meant, but now I do. For the last eight years, hubby and I have stood by each other. It has not been easy, it has not been pretty, it has however been a growing and learning experience! Eight years of learning to say, “I’m sorry” “I forgive you” “I love you” and “I am sticking by your side”.
This year my “word of the year” is fight. When I chose that word I had it in my mind that I was going to fight for my husband and our marriage. I was going to fight the idea that quitting is an option, don’t worry I was not there for myself but knowing that it is there is sometimes the little nudge we need to justify it. I was going to fight the urge to talk poorly of my husband. I was going to fight for my marriage. At the beginning of the year I decided that I was going to begin praying for my husband, praying that I would have the love in my heart to see him as God sees him. While I have stuck to my commitment of marriage I have also stood strong in my commitment to pray for my husband. In the last year I can say that I have had a heart change toward my husband, one that has been given to me through my faithfulness to prayer. It took me eight years to get to this point and I am eager to see what the years to come hold. I know that if my commitment to pray for my husband stands strong, our marriage can too! I am eager and expectant for the years to come.
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