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‘Son, I love your mother. You know how I know?’ Before I could respond, he said, ‘Every time that clock scares the bejesus out of me, I think, I’d put up with a thousand squawking cuckoo birds if it meant being married to your mom.’”
Loving someone means accepting the bad with the good. It means pursuing them, no matter what. Love always hopes and always perseveres.
“You turned him down after he gave you an entire box of your favorite chocolate, but you said yes to a rose covered in blood?” Maggie’s shoulders shook with laughter. “It wasn’t covered. Besides, you know what I saw? I saw a man who pursued me, even through pain.” Her features sobered as she met Luke’s gaze. “Marriage might be a bed of roses, but sometimes those roses have thorns. And when times get tough, you want someone by your side who will fight with you and for you. When you have that, differences seem a whole lot smaller.”
If life had taught him anything, it was that some things were out of your control. And when the difficult times arose, having someone by your side made all the difference in the world.
