Sally, oh how I wish that I could give you
that big hug, a good ear to listen to your feelings and the reassurance that
you need right now. Of course you are afraid when your husband is
struggling. I have come to learn so much of what love for a married
couple should be from meeting Marty and Barb and you and Charlie. So I
can feel that when your soulmate is hurting, it is hurting your
soul.
Do you have a good book to curl up with, or a good
meditation to totally get lost in? Sally, I have asked some Christian
friends and relatives of mine to pray for Charlie and Lillian tonight....and
I know they are good prayer warriors and will... Know too, that I will
be praying for you that God will show you how to get the sleep that you need
to refresh your mind and your body, so that tomorrow will be easier for you
to get through... I was looking at a book of Helen Steiner Rice and I
thought I would send this to you... God Bless you and I love you
friend.... I will be praying for Charlie and for you tonight of course
and tomorrow.... Love, Carla
To Honor and to Cherish, by
Helen Steiner Rice
What is a
Marriage?
Marriage is the
union
of two
people in love,
And love is sheer
magic,
for it's
woven of
Gossamer
dreams,
enchantingly
real,
That people in
love
are
privileged to
feel----
But the "exquisite
ecstasy"
that
captures the heart
Of two people in
love
is just a
small part
Of the beauty and
wonder
and miracle
of
The growth and
fulfillment
and
evolvement of love---
For only long
years
of living
together
And sharing and
caring
in all kinds
of weather
Both pleasure and
pain,
the glad and
the sad,
Teardrops and
laughter,
the good and
the bad,
Can add new
dimensions
and lift
love above
The rapturous
ecstasies
of
"falling in love"---
For ecstasy
passes
but it is
replaced
By something much
greater
That cannot
be defaced,
For what was"in
part"
has now
"become whole"---
For on the "wings of the
flesh,"
love entered
the "soul"!
Sleep now my friend and count your blessings... Tonight you
can rejoice for all the wonderful things that have been given to you and
thank God for those. He will not abandon you, He is
there.
