Frustration < Hope

I woke up this morning feeling so...
Dejected.
I felt like a failure. I've been trying for THREE YEARS to achieve my dream of getting published, and I'm really not any closer than I was when I started.
Ever feel like that? Not specifically about failing to get an agent to help you impress editors and publishers and make a living doing something you love, but working SO HARD for YEARS and not really getting any closer? But as I was leaving for school this morning, I looked at my sweet husband and...