When Life is Worth Living

I volunteer at the hospital here in Provo every Wednesday night as a patient visitor. I go around the rooms and if a patient is awake and doesn’t have any visitors I stop by and say hello. Tonight I talked to Wesley from Maine. We talked all about his life, his children, his hobbies, his religion, but there is one thing that he said that I want to remember. He said,

“When you find the right one, that’s when life is worth living.”

He was telling me about his wife when he said that. I could see the love for her in his eyes as he talked about her.

I instantly thought of my John. Wes must have seen it in my eyes that I was thinking of my love because he quickly asked me if I was married or dating anybody and I told him I was dating this boy. I even told him that he just barley met the my family. Wes said, “So do you think he’s the one.” I replied, “I don’t know, but I sure hope so.”

John has become a man who ceases to amaze me. He is so willing to work, to serve, to love, to play, to laugh, to listen, to learn, and so many more things. I never expected to feel the way I do about John when he introduced himself to me in our chemistry class. He literally came out of nowhere and knocked me off my feet. The best part being he caught we so gracefully in his arms and I have been his ever since.

I would be lying if I said we were the perfect couple and everyday was pure bliss because we’re not. We most definitely have our differences and we most definitely have our rough days. But we are both hard workers and we are dedicated to each other. Working through the rough days is what makes us strong and the soaking up the good days is what keeps us going.