Married Life

So, I've been married almost a year now, and I am simply exited for what the future is going to hold for my wife and I.

Yeah, we have our struggles, money, food, likes and dislikes, you name it. I know that every single day is a gift but at the same time there are struggles that we both knew would be there when we were dating and talking about being married, but at the same time didn't seem to matter as much as the big picture.

The Big Picture I speak of is that no matter what the struggles are, no matter how many times we argue over the tiniest of things like dishes and laundry, no matter how little money we have to pay our bills or enjoy a night out, or stuff like that; the big picture is that I love my wife more every single day I spend with her. She is the best decision of my life I've ever made other than becoming a Christian.

My wife is the best. She is friendly, outgoing, responsible almost anal, but in a good way. She is imaginable and thoughtful, energetic and loving.

You know, it's not just the women who grow up wondering what married life will look like when they get married, men do it too. At least I did. I must say, this is exactly how I imagined my married life looking. I could do with a little less of the struggles, but at the same time, I definitely picked a winner in her.

I was asked in our premarital counseling if there was anyone else that I could be happily married to, and almost a year later I can say with the same certainty as I did on that day. Absolutely not. My wife is my wife for a reason, she is the only one that I can see being married to and loving every day of my married life.

For those of you either in your first year, getting ready for your first year, or even have been married for 50 years or more, my advice: love your wife. Just love her. Everything else is simply for decoration. Love is how you sustain not only your life, but your married life as well.

Until next time.
P