Peace In The Margins

My husband and I celebrated our 23^rd wedding anniversary Sunday – the silver plate anniversary! I promise, I’m not making this up – google it if you don’t believe me. But I digress…

I’ve just finished Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me – and it was wonderful. All the reviews warned against reading this as a first Kinsella read; I disagree – especially if you’ve been married for any length of time. With properly placed humor, distress, and grief, Kinsella ensures you are vested in the characters. From double booked surprise dates to a failed boudoir shoot, to a “seismic” romp in the garden, this is definitely a read you don’t want to miss.

It also got me thinking – marriage is forever, and that’s a long time. How in the world can a couple keep up the interest “till death do us part?”

One of the neighbors, Professor John Russell, in Surprise Me puts it this way, “Love is finding one person infinitely fascinating.” He goes on by saying that longevity in a relationship “is not an achievement – rather a privilege.”

I can say, I have found the one for who my soul loves…and it most definitely is a privilege. We’ve had our ups and downs, our misunderstandings and disagreements; but we have also had some of the most “seismic” moments of our lives together. Growing old with him and knowing I have the privilege of experiencing this thing called life right up to the end with the one God gave me is worth everything. It is worth all the dark days and all the bright, sunshiny ones too.

In the words of Sylvie’s friend Tilda, “If love is easy, you’re not doing it right.”

Until next time,

Alicia