It's a telling sign when a smile spontaneously springs to your lips. When thinking about someone so wonderful makes you break out into a grin you can't hide, can't put away. When you feel like you're living a Disney movie and it's only the middle of the day.
I couldn't have resisted any harder when my husband and I got together. I was adamant: "There's just no way I will ever be in a relationship again." I fought so hard not to fall in love with him, I commend him for having the heart to keep trying... and I'm forever grateful that he did.
I remember the first day I started to let myself begin to fall in love. I suddenly heard the birds chirping around me, felt the sun shining brighter, the flowers grow cheerier and the skies become bluer. I was living a technicolor rainbow of happiness that only grew more intense the more I felt myself relax into the arms of love.
For the longest time, every time I spoke about him, I would blush and break into a smile that I couldn't keep inside. I'd never had an experience like this - I didn't get giddy about guys, let alone the fact that I'd sworn them off indefinitely - and was certainly not used to people pointing out that I lit up like a Christmas tree at the mention of his name.
Whereas once upon a time, divorce had me worried that love could run out - as in, you're given only a certain amount of love and a certain amount of years with someone, and you'd better enjoy it while it lasts. But even after the years that have passed since we got together, I've been surprised and amazed to discover that's not the case at all.
How wondrous and amazing, in fact, that I've found love can grow in new ways every single day. That I can find something new to love him for, and somehow my heart grows that much bigger to fit it all in. The simplest things he does, or the sweet way he smiles, or the way he shows me his kind heart, makes me fall more in love. I didn't know it was possible--and I had no idea it would feel so good.
My friend recently told me that she could see a sparkle in my eyes when I thought about him. I love that, knowing that my love is so big, so all-consuming, it comes shining through. And for as much as I already love him, I can't wait to feel how much bigger it can become.
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