Feb 10
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I Would Still Choose You
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, the day we celebrate love. We love to celebrate by making valentines with and for our children. Earlier this week, my daughter brought three of her children to my home, and we spent the afternoon making valentines for school classes. It was fun! I like to send valentines in the mail for my grandchildren. My husband always brings candy to our children. We have a lot of traditions surrounding Valentine’s Day.
I have also reflected on my marriage. We have been giving tips on Facebook and the Message Board on strengthening marriage this week. It is now more than 30 years ago that my husband and I decided to get married. We recently had dinner with several couples who had been married a long time and enjoyed the fact that, in each couple, the “how-we-met” story was remembered differently by the husband and the wife. Oh, they have many common elements, but the details are different. I love it when this happens! I think it shows how different each person is, and they still make their marriages work.
During our years of marriage, there have been so many wonderful blessings. We have our children, our grandchildren, moves, vacations, activities, times together just being with each other. There is a song that says, “If I had to choose again, I would still choose you.” That is how I feel. Even though life is not easy, I would choose my husband again.
This week, one of the marriage tips was to write down 10 things you love about your spouse. One of the things I love about my husband is his strength. We have had many trials this year, as have most of you, and I have relied on the strength of my husband, his unending faith, his constant hope that all will be well. Without his calm and his strength, I would have had much more difficulty dealing with the complications of life.
I was talking to my sister recently about marriage. I told her that I think we choose each day to stay married. We don’t consciously do this. Each morning as we look at our spouse, we choose to stay in love. We choose to work through the difficulties. We choose to work together. We choose to dream, plan, and accomplish our common goals. We choose to do things that show our love. We choose to be happy together. We choose to work on our marriage to strengthen it. It is too easy to end a marriage; we must constantly give our best efforts to nurture our marriage and family relationships.
So, my darling husband, “You’re Still the One”, I am “Happy to Be Stuck With You” and most especially, “I Would Still Choose You.” Happy Valentine’s Day!
