I have been married to my husband for 20 years. 20 years. It
doesn’t seem that long. I still constantly replay our dating days in my head –
for they were so romantic. He really wooed me. And our first few years of marriage were challenging due to
circumstances out of our control.
We’ve made it through so much – he and I.
I see now, how my love for him was an immature love. How,
over time, it has matured into something deeper and more meaningful than when
it first began. He is truly my best friend. The one I
run to, to tell my hurts to, and the one I can’t wait to celebrate my joys
with. The one who I still find very handsome and who can make my heart skip a
beat.
He has different looks and I can read them – without him
saying a word. I know when
something is wrong and I know when something is right.
I love that I can read his emotions in his eyes. That’s something that 20 years together gives you.
I don’t always understand my husband, as I know, he doesn’t
always understand me. But we’re always
committed to trying to learn. There is still so much to learn about each
other, so much more to love.
In the first few years of marriage, the love we shared was
magical. It was fresh and fun. But
I can honestly say that although love changes with time….it only gets better. I
still have fun with my husband and he still makes me smile. Not everything is
as new or fascinating as it once was, but the knowing and understanding only
make what we have stronger and deeper.
The hurts we’ve been through as well as the joys, grow us.
Bond us. And I’m indebted to each
new day that we have together.
I will forever love
holding his hand or having his arms wrap around me. I will always know his
scent, and his presence in our home and in my heart, give me the joy and peace
I need to navigate the rest of life’s difficulties – knowing I have that
someone standing with me and for
me.
20 years. A true gift. Our love truly has grown, changed,
and evolved.
Only time and
commitment can allow that to happen.
1 comment:
Beautifully said Dionna! We're coming up on 18 years and you nailed it. The love I feel for my husband today is so much stronger and deeper than it was when we were first married. He completes me.
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