This is a photo taken of my husband and me. We were separated and were going through a divorce. I going through a trying time in my life at the time: a battle with depression, a new job and the change of life. I failed him; yet, he still loved me through it all. I thank the good lord for making us one. So much in life can take you down, but you can rise above it and get past yesterday, for today is what counts.
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