July 17, 2014
Growing Closer to My Husband


I have been married to my husband for 34 years. We have had a good marriage and raised 4 children who are all now out of the house and on their own.

Last month, my husband and I went on a trip to Greece which he had planned for nearly 2 years. We sail and took skipper lessons last summer so that we could have internationally recognized certificates that would allow us to charter a boat there. We were on the boat for 2 weeks and sailed among the islands in Greece.

The trip started out nice and that lasted for about 3 days. Then we hit high winds and stormy weather. I don't think I smiled for 2 or 3 days! There was a time when I thought he was going to go overboard and I was terrified I wouldn't be able to turn the boat around to get him even though I had practiced that with my captain in my class over and over. The winds were about 35 to 40 knots and I was really scared for days! I won't go into all the details, but my point of writing you is that during this trip, we both realized how much we needed each other. I was the anchor person and he was at the helm when we were docking or anchoring out in the water. One person could not do it all on this boat. We both admit that we have never been closer. What we did was probably the most difficult thing either one of us had done and we accomplished it together and realized how much we love and cherish one another. I'm so grateful for this experience although I don't know if we will do it again...at least not in Greece.

Thank you for your program. I have learned so much over the years from you!

Sincerely,

Laurie

 

Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM