Day 25--supposed to have been posted yesterday, but I was having computer issues.

Today, day 25, was the first "date night" that my husband and I have had since we moved here from Illinois.  I looked forward to it all day!

Some of you may be thinking, "It hasn't even been a month!"  I realize that, but we love to "date" about every two weeks, if possible.

We were married as soon as we turned 18-years-old.  Anytime couples get married, each individual person will grow through different stages of growth and changes.  When you marry as young as we did, many changes in personality, maturity, and "life experiences" are to be exprected.

The question is, "Will you grow together, or grow apart?"  The growth and change are inevitable, but the decision has to be made.

In today's society, it becomes very easy to grow apart and begin living separate lives.  Everything is so fast-paced and busy.  It has become very easy to become dissatisfied with ones's partner and just "end" it.
It really is heartbreaking.

My husband is my best friend.  I feel that throughout the past 17 years, we have almost "morphed" into one person. He really is my "better half."  The Bible talks about two becoming one.  There is total truth in that. 

One of my aunts once described relationships as eggshells.  Everyone is a cracked eggshell.  Not one person is exempt...we're all cracked in some way.  The key is finding the person who is the perfect fit to your cracked shell.  My husband fits my cracked shell perfectly.  That's hard to do, because mine has a lot of cracks!

Our date night tonight was wonderful.  We ate at an Italian outdoor cafe and then went to a local film center that shows lots of independent films.  I ran into my cousin from Manhattan at the late night showing, so we made it a "double date!"  It was a great film and good times were had by all.

My husband is my best friend and so much more.  We laugh together.  We cry together.  We go through all the good and bad times together.  We grow and change together.  We communicate! 

He is my special gift sent straight from God.  God knew the man I would need in my life to allow me change, grow, and flourish into the woman I was designed to be.