A month ago, a friend of mine tagged me to this "Love your Spouse Challenge" on Facebook. When I received the notification I had a second thought on accepting it. However, I didn't want to disregard my friend's thoughtfulness, I mean of all people she chooses me how can I not appreciate it. I gave in to the idea and accepted it.
The challenge is pretty easy. Everyday in Seven Days, all that I need to do is to post a photo of me and my husband (whether taken a long time ago or just recently) ans share small details as to when, where the photo was taken. Then I have to nominate at least two other (friends) married couples that I know and tagged them to do the challenge as well. However, it's up to them if they will accept it or not. (Their choice, no pressure at all... hehehe)
So here is the compilation of my 7 (Seven) Day Love your Spouse Challenge that I recently posted on my wall. I never expected to gain anything out from this challenge. As I mentioned earlier it was an act of appreciation and will finish it then. However, half way through the challenge, I experienced something as if something has filled up my senses (psychologically and emotionally). I never thought it would affect me... but it does. It might have save me from stumbling.
I've been married for six years now. My husband and I, we've known each other for the past fifteen years and that's equivalent to half our lives already. We definitely had good times and bad times. We had petty fights as well as huge fights (but never violently of course). We laugh hard and cried a river together for many years. And no matter how we deny it, most of the time bad memories can far sown in the head than the good ones. These things, if taken for granted can give a distasteful marriage. Like any other married couple, we have misunderstandings and clashes of opinions, but we always choose to encourage ourselves to meet halfway and accept our differences. A marriage like us is no fairy tale but I learned to accept it and so I am one happy wife. But being or feeling happy is not a guarantee, so it will be a continuous effort to work out our relationship, every single day and would not be settled with complacency.
And so this LOVE YOUR SPOUSE CHALLENGE...
Attest that we were able to strive and make our marriage work whatever it is that we been through. It somehow validates the fact that I do Love my husband and that I am still in love with him up to this very moment. It rejuvenated my perspective about our marriage, simple but meaningful. More than the happy faces we worn on each pictures, I has reminded me of how complex, consequential and beautiful marriage is. Because more than the vow, marriage is a gift from GOD and I cannot take that for granted, ever.
And so this LOVE YOUR SPOUSE CHALLENGE...
Attest that we were able to strive and make our marriage work whatever it is that we been through. It somehow validates the fact that I do Love my husband and that I am still in love with him up to this very moment. It rejuvenated my perspective about our marriage, simple but meaningful. More than the happy faces we worn on each pictures, I has reminded me of how complex, consequential and beautiful marriage is. Because more than the vow, marriage is a gift from GOD and I cannot take that for granted, ever.