[Elgama]

when you first dated him and married him what were the qualities you admired, does he still have them:?

I know when my husband went through his Rip Van Winkle phase (a severe depression when he took to his bed and his hair and beard grew and grew lol) - what kept me going was I knew underneath the hair was a kind, gentle, wise, wonderful father, and special man who I adored. When I focus on my husband's many amazing talents and qualities and treasure them his negatives seem a lot less of a problem to me, things I thought were huge problems become blips.

I also know nothing gives my husband the power to progress and grow in the gospel more than knowing he is loved and adored, and very much treasured by his wife and kids. We remember him in many ways during the day when he is gone - we send kisses to Daddy on work trucks, phone him at lunch time, make cards for him and in general talk about him.

My bestfriend today said over the past couple of years (we have been married 6) he has finally seen why I married Richard, and that he is lovely, and that he thought Richard was very lucky I had stuck by him when he struggled, but I don't see it that way I am very, blessed to have my husband and every difficult day was worth it

-Charley