When the Weather Wasn't Perfect A Quiet Moment from Where Gratitude Grows

Fourth grade brought more confidence, more participation, and more good days. His eczema was still there, but we learned to take advantage of the moments when he felt well enough to simply enjoy being a kid.

What matters is creating small moments that help you reconnect—after disagreements, during busy seasons, while you're apart, and through all the ordinary days in between.

Today marks 36 years of marriage and 41 years together. When people hear those numbers, they may imagine we’ve somehow figured out the secret to a lasting marriage. They may imagine we’ve always agreed, always understood each other, or somehow avoided the struggles that come with sharing a life for more than four decades. When I think about those years, what comes to mind isn’t a secret.