Story after story of sadness. Betrayal. Defeat. Heartbreak. Friends, acquaintances, family members. The trail of broken marriages seems to get wider and more traveled every day. My heart breaks for them all. In most circumstances, one person is willing to reconcile and forgive, to fight for the right thing. The other person is ready to bail, determined that the grass is truly greener on the other side. We are all so misled into thinking that marriage is the beautiful, perfect thing that comes easily and naturally. The truth is that marriage is difficult. By far the most difficult thing in which I've ever participated. Marriage is hard and messy and stressful. We aren't soul mates or best friends. We aren't madly in love and unable to imagine life without the other one. We do not often see eye to eye. Some days we don't like each other very much at all. What we are is committed. We have three children who deserve two parents. So we will try. Every day, we will remind ourselves that we are doing this for the kids. We will endure and struggle and hope for some happy moments. We will ask for the Lord's help as we honor our commitment to Him and to our children.
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