11 x 14
Oil on Linen Panel
How can anyone stay married for 46 years? Well when my husband and I married 46 years ago we were young and in love and had no idea what marriage was. We did not know that we were supposed to grow emotionally as husband and wife after we said, "I do". We certainly did not anticipate some of the hardships we would endure along the way. We endured the pain of losing a child, a pain we thought we could not bear and ended up in a place of healing and strength we never dreamed possible. There were other frustrations, painful situations, disappointments and opportunities to either leave or stay in our marriage. There were times when I questioned my faith and I questioned God but we both found that life gives you the opportunity to choose....choose faith, choose love, choose forgiveness, choose moving forward and not looking back. And make the best choice every day. The kids are grown now and have families of their own, the grandkids are wonderful and we have such great times together but they eventually go home. We find ourselves alone, sitting on the deck in Destin Florida, looking out on the ocean, together, and finding that life is not so bad for "just the two of us".
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