Marriage together, living apart
As some of you may know my husband, Michael, has stepped into a new adventure. He is pursuing a dream to work on Harley Davidson motorcycles. This dream has temporarily relocated him a 1,000 miles from home for the next 15 months as he attends school. I couldn’t be more excited for him! And more aware of how much I love and miss him. In a phone conversation the other day, I asked Michael if he thought this separation might be good for our marriage. Although neither of us likes being apart, we are optimistic considering the timeless saying, “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” And so we walk. In the two short weeks he has been away, I have had overwhelming moments of a deep sense of being alone. Surprised at expectations for him to walk into a room followed by reality, his rooms are in another place now. I never knew I had so many comforting thoughts when he was home. His truck in the driveway, his tv on, hearing him fix a snack in the middle of the night