It really is true what they say, that after you have been Married for a while, Valentine's Day isn't nearly as big of a deal as it used to be. When I was Single I always felt left out and felt as if my Singleness was accentuated on that day. Everyone else had a Valentine (or so I thought), but I didn't. I have learned that Real Everyday Married Love goes so much deeper than the love that can be expressed on February 14th every year.
Real Love is choosing to change unhealthy lifestyles together because of your love for the other person and your love for yourself. Real Love is supporting each other thru caring for and watching a parent die of cancer. Real Love is being there when your spouse is hospitalized and has surgery even though your Dad just died 2 days prior. Real Love is going with each other to the grave sites of our earthly Fathers. Real Love is going to support a loved one during a sentencing hearing. Real Love is choosing to love each other even on days when we don't feel so lovable. Real Love is living everyday life with all of it's stressors and ups and downs.
We have lived a lot of life in our 1317 days of Marriage. The loss and struggles we have experienced together, have only made us stronger. Together we have accomplished far more than we could have individually. This Covenant Marriage is no doubt God's design. We aren't the same people we were the day we got Married. Jonathan hit his goal weight at weight watcher's today. He is 115 pounds lighter than the day we got Married. I have lost a lot of weight myself. We are also debt free. Both weight loss and debt loss require sacrifice and not giving in to our every whim and feeling and want. Going thru these processes together has taught us discipline. We are Happy! We are Healthy! We are Blessed! We are Thankful!
I Love You Baby! There is no one else I'd rather be doing life with! Thank you for your extreme patience with me thru all of these lovely hormonal changes that no one warned me about! You are the Best! You are one of the hardest working, most caring, most loving, most accepting people I know! Thank you for Daily Teaching me about Love and Grace! I can't wait to share your 40th Birthday with you at Fenway Park! I know we will feel God's presence and your Dad's presence in those precious moments together! We leave on our NYC/Boston Trip in just 140 days! In 144 days we will celebrate our 4th Wedding Anniversary and in 146 days we will be at Fenway Park celebrating your 40th Birthday while we watch the Red Sox hopefully beat the Yankees! I cannot wait to experience that with you because I love You!
Happy Valentine's Day Mr. Stanley! I will love you until God calls me home...cuz...well...I am the "Cougar" in this Relationship! :-)
Here's to many more Valentines Days together, but most importantly, many more days of living everyday life together!
I am SO PROUD of You and Proud of the Man you are, have become, and are becoming!
Love Always,
Mrs. Stanley
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