I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but I lost myself. I lost my self confidence. Self worth. At at some point I lost my hope. My faith. Everything.
The past few weeks, months, even years have been rough. But I am not saying my journey has been any less rough than the next person's. But it has definitely been hard. Dealing with an illness that not many people have even heard of, having to deal with family issues, taking care of a young child, and looking for a job is a lot for one person to take on. Trying to get your life in order after it has been chaotic for the past years is very difficult.
And here I stand trying to put the pieces of my life back together. I have no idea where to begin. But what I do know is that I have an incredible. Loving. Amazing. Goal-driven. Strong man in my life. Who will never give up on me. On us. And that is what keeps me going when I want to give up. When I call him crying because my day has just been too rough. He is NEVER too busy to talk to me. And for that, I am SO grateful.
From Rob, To me:
"I promise I will catch you when you fall, comfort you when your sick, stand by your side when you're scared, and pick you up when people kick you down. Its been a rough year and I have a feeling its gonna get a little tougher but if we stick together we will make it and the scariness, sickness, falling, kicking of people will be superceded by our love and will all be things that made us stronger!!! LOVE YOU SWEETHEART you are truly the most caring and beautiful, big hearted person EVER!"
And what is so special about this is that he doesn't just say these things, he shows me every day that he means every word. Love is way more than just saying "I love you".