Today I am once again grateful for the spouse and appreciate having him here to share this journey. It’s been very rainy and we’ve been flooded now twice in a row. Its easy to feel defeated and give up but having someone there who supports you and shares in your victories and even defeats, is such a comforting balm. And sometimes I fall apart – maybe more than sometimes but I know he’s always there to catch me and help me piece myself back together. A lot of times I am tired but he’s there again and I have not known or thought about the word alone in over 20 years. But it also goes both ways – if he stumbles and falls, I become his protector and help carry his burden. Its been a great time, even with the speed bumps but there really is no one else I would rather do this all with.