Ode To My Husband

My husband Brian is really cool. I don't think he knows how much I love and appreciate him. I should tell him more often. I am just as lucky to have him as he is to have me. He has brought a lot of stability to my life compared to when I was a single mother, and he is a very kind, loving and good father.

Plus he's good-looking and has amazing body heat, two things I really like.

We went through our first real rough patch in our relationship in 2002 and almost got divorced. It wasn't for the 'big' reasons, there was no cheating or physical abuse or drug use or any of that craziness. All I can say is that we were both real stubborn and immature...For myself I know I had a difficult time owning up to what I had done to contribute to the demise of our marriage. We decided to try staying together because, yeah we still loved each other, but more important neither of us wanted to wreck our family for the kids. Flash-forward, after both of us trying and working on it we are so glad we stuck it out; by 2004 we knew we had made the right decision.

I would be lying if I said it has been easy. It has been a continual struggle for me to change years of a pattern of behavior and interaction, but I have a newfound respect for my husband and myself for undertaking a lot of painful emotional growth. I love him so much! and I'm a better person from being with him.