Being in Love

Sometimes (most the time) other people say things that I'm thinking, or feeling, better than I can say, which is why I love quotes so much.

"Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. There are many things below it, but there are also things above it. You cannot make it the basis of a whole life. It is a noble feeling, but it is still a feeling... Knowledge can last, principles can last, habits can last; but feelings come and go... But, of course, ceasing to be 'in love' need not mean ceasing to love. Love in this second sense — love as distinct from 'being in love' — is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit; reinforced by (in Christian marriage) the grace which both partners ask, and receive, from God... 'Being in love' first moved them to promise fidelity: this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run: being in love was the explosion that started it."
~C.S. Lewis

A good marriage relationship takes work. It takes being selfless and forgiving. It takes two people learning to love. I know that am grateful to have a husband that works with me, forgives me, and loves me.