Divorce is not an option

Some days, some moments are so very hard. Except for the very early days of this ugly business, though, I have not thought that the alternative is better. In fact, I believe it is far worse. I know so many women who have gone through divorce, never re-married, and are alone and bitter over the way their life turned out. Were I considering divorce, then I too could have the luxury of hating my husband forever, but would that really make for a better life? I read today the lines of William Makepeace Thackeray from Vanity Fair "And the business of her life was --to watch the corpse of Love." How depressing. But how many men and women who throw in the towel during a crisis spend the rest of their lives doing the same?

You and I, my dearest Love, have the opportunity to avoid that fate. The graces of our holy Sacrament can get us through this. I don't know how a marriage survives without these graces. I feel them working in our marriage many times in spite of either of us. They will help us get through this, and take us to a place where we can look back on our life together in awe of the beauty and richness that we shared.