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As of today my wife and I have been married for 14 years. I asked a beautiful (and evidently confused) woman to marry me on April Fools day and we got married on Labor Day weekend. As I reflect on our years together I can see that these “holidays” were a sign of things to come. There have been many times during our marriage that I have been a fool and as many times again that we had to labor through things together.
I am far from perfect (really far) in every aspect of my life. I have made mistakes as a husband that bewilder me to this day why and how I could do and say such things. As our marriage has grown in years and intimacy I realize just how clueless I was (and she might argue am) in many ways. I am just grateful that my wife has always looked at me from even the beginning until now as a “work in progress.”
Sometimes marriage is easy and blissful. Sometimes its not. Sometimes marriage is work. I know my wife has had to work pretty hard to keep loving me at different times in our marriage. Trying to balance kids, careers and life can be difficult and stressful. Sometimes a couple feels like they are just going through the motions and then other times everything is new, alive and exciting. As I have matured both as a man and as a husband my appreciation has also grown for the marriage I have. I will endeavor to make our 15th year together the best yet.
I know it seems like a simple thing really but it makes me smile to know after 14 years of marriage, I really do still love my wife.
by Darin Manis
