This week was Mike Sr's birthday. If anyone deserves to have a happy birthday, it's this guy. Good heavens, with the amount of crap he has had to deal with the past few months, he deserves much more than one day of celebration. :)
As I was scrolling through my weekly dose of Pinterest quotes to find one that adequately expressed my love for this man on his birthday, I came across this one:
As I read this quote, it touched my heart a little, because let's face it, no-one ever really associates tears with their "happily ever after."
"Happily ever after" is a phrase commonly used in fairy tales to signify a happy ending. It's how the whole rest of the main characters' lives are summarized. Reading those fairy tales I think I subconsciously always assumed that the rest of their lives were in a word, perfect. No anger, no arguments, no sickness, no death, no issues at all. They just lived happily, forever! And in the end, isn't that what we all want? Isn't that what we are looking for? Our own version of "happily ever after?"
So then where does me having a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system, (that currently has no cure), leave Mike and I with our "happily ever after?" We don't know what lies ahead for me. We don't know how fast this disease will progress or what disabilities I will be left with as the days tick by. BUT, does that mean we are destined to never live happily? Of course not.
This quote reminded me that "happily ever after" doesn't mean that any of us live without trials or burdens to bear... every one us has different struggles during our lifetime... and there will be tears. It's pretty much guaranteed. But that doesn't mean we can't have the laughter and the joy and the happiness too.
"Happily ever after" to me just means that I get to face my hard days with the people that I love, and I get to help them through their hard days too! And together, we can find happiness and joy no matter what our physical circumstances are. So HAPPY birthday sweetie. I'm so blessed to have you in my life. I love you, I love our kids, I love our parents, I love our families, I love our little puppy and I love our life. These are the things that make me truly happy. You make me happy.
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