Til Death Do Us Part.... Back to the Basics

Happy anniversary to my darling husband. I would be lying if I said our marriage is so easy. Our marriage is hard. It is hard because there are days I personally do not want to talk to anybody, and there are days that he wants to talk about everything. Our marriage is hard because we are parenting 4 children that all have different personalities and needs. Our marriage is hard because I suffer from anxiety, and my husband has no earthly understanding of how I could possibly be feeling in the middle of an anxiety attack. Often, I can be short and snappy because I am having my own personal meltdown in my head. Our marriage is hard because when you are living with another human being who grew up in a different environment, different values, and different ideas of importance that's not easy.

This past year we back to the basics. We literally broke down our marriage to the very core and started rebuilding with a more solid foundation. We went to counseling discovered that even if we grew up and the same house with the same parents we would still be different. Different is not bad it actually makes us who we are. We had tough conversations, and we survived. Tough conversations made our relationship stronger. This year we started having weekly date nights. Every Thursday we take time out just for us. No matter how big or small all unplugged.

Some times we need to get back to the basics to remember who we are. Back to the things we love. Back to where we come from to find out where we are going. Sometimes we need to get to the core of the hurt to be released for healing. I urge you to get back to the basics. Just like my husband and I playing laser tag on a Thursday evening laughing and enjoying life so will you.

Love,

DQue