Did you know my husband & I were married just under 2 years when I lost my leg? My husband was making life changing, life saving decisions for his wife of just under 2 years. Decisions that many people don’t ever have to face in their lifetime & he was making them at 24. And he never batted an eye in regards to the consequences of those decisions. His wife lost her leg which meant he gained quite a bit more responsibility. His wife was hospitalized for 2 months which meant he had to take care of the farm, the house & our 10 month old by himself. Of course he asked for help & people were there for him in a moments notice, but he had to figure out how he was going to take care of all that plus how he was going to make time to see his wife. Which he did without hesitation. Did you know he came & visited me EVERY SINGLE DAY besides one? Every single day. Now that’s a husband. And I’m incredibly lucky.

When you say your vows when you’re standing in front of your friends, family, your priest, & God, they are vows that are meant to withstand a lifetime. To endure the peaks & valleys of not one persons life, but two. Marriage is not just for the good days or moments. It’s the hard days that are what make the vows we took mean so much more. They are the moments that give clarity to what those words actually mean. My husband & I have endured better or for worse. For richer & poorer. In sickness & health. And after you’ve traveled those miles & you finally do look back to see all that you have accomplished you realize why a marriage is made between two people that love each other. It’s because you zig when the other zags. You are strong when the other stumbles. A marriage is made of two people with strong love for each other with the understanding that you will hold the other person up when the weight of the world seems to be pressing down on their shoulders. And you know that your spouse will do the same when you are sinking in messiness that life can throw at us. Two strong people with a strong love does not require both people to be strong at the same time. Actually, majority of a marriage will be spent with one holding up the other to help make it through the moments of life. The roles are switched out often & this trust we have in one another is what helps us get through.

Today is my husband & I’s 6th Wedding Anniversary. And every year I am reminded when I look through our wedding photos of how lucky I truly am. And every year I am baffled by the thought that I thought I loved him then. And now, after 3 kids, 1 leg, a growing farm, new jobs & lots of first steps, I love him even more. And that’s the great thing about love. There’s always room for more. When your heart feels like it’s bursting at the seams, a new pocket or bag always seems to show up showing you there is always room for more. If you think life is hard, marriage is even harder. And it takes a lot of hard work & dedication. You feel like you are climbing new mountains every other day and that’s ok. Because now you will always have a climbing partner. A person that will grab your hand to make sure you don’t fall when you stumble. A person that will keep you warm in the coldest of nights & keep you cool when you are steaming. A person that will make sure you’re never lonely & you have a smile on your face when you are recovering from one of life’s hard moments. And most importantly, a person that knows exactly what you mean, after 6 years, when you say I thought I loved you then…

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