If I'm Being Perfectly Honest

Sometimes marriage is tough. It's a challenge. It is a relationship that brings out the WORST in most of us. When Sean and I are going through a rough patch in our marriage, my selfishness rears it's ugly head and it is so easy for me to judge Sean and his actions, instead of looking inwardly and figuring out what I am doing wrong. I don't want to make the changes in me that will, in the long run, improve our marriage. Because it is hard, and it hurts. But it is the BEST thing I can do to preserve the life commitment we have made to each other. Divorce is not an option for us. We don't eve use the "D" word.

But for may couples, divorce is an option, wich made me wonder. What is the divorce rate in America?
According to divorcerate2011.com, 49% of marriages end in divorce. First marriages end in divorce with an average duration of less than 8 years. 60% of all divorces are related to individuals aged 25-39.

I'm actually not really surprised. Marriage takes a lot of work sometimes, and I think people would rather have the easy way out. And I can understand their thinking. I've never stuck to anything for a significant length of time. When I get bored with an activity I usually move on to something else. Something more exciting and inspiring. Or if I am involved in a sport and it gets too difficult I just quit, giving some excuse as to why I can't complete the task. In school, I would sometimes do enough work just to get by if I felt an assignment was too hard for me.
But this will NOT be the case with my marriage. Even though it is challenging and, at times, I want to just give up instead of work hard on mending things,  I will NOT walk away from it.
My desire is to embrace the difficulties, work towards a better relationship, and grow old with my husband. What a reward it will be when we are old and gray, to look back over the years, with tears in our eyes, thanking the Lord that we made it to the very end. For better or worse. 'Till death do us part.