{Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage}

"...No relationship on earth needs friendship as much as marriage." - Marion D. Hanks

I love my husband.

We knew tough times would come in marriage and here we are faced with another one.

I lost my job last week...again. Boooo! :(

I am not sure why, but I was most nervous to tell my husband. I hate disappointing him.

Surprise, surprise, on my part though.

I cannot express how supportive, loving and kind he has been this entire weekend.

I've had a hard time turning off my brain as to what this means for us, but whenever my thoughts would go there, he would grab my hand, kiss my forehead, put his hand on my leg, put his arm around me or show me affection in some small way that was actually a very BIG way to me.

We are turning into best friends all over again, in a different way. I love this.

We are learning to support each other during hard times, and I'm sure there will be more down the road, but for now he is showing me the love that I need and that is a tender mercy to me right now.

"Married people are sweethearts, in a special creative union, blessed with that powerful chemistry that draws two together, sometimes from next door, sometimes from a world away. This divinely designed power must be sustained by other qualities—by respect and loyalty and integrity—to be what it is meant to be. To be able to give oneself fully with confidence and trust, and to fully receive the other joyfully and gratefully—this is a blessing that grows in meaning year by year and forever."

-Marion D Hanks