i would have never ever imagined us getting divorced.
no one did.

we were one the happiest couples we knew.
people would often comment on how we were inseparable.
for a very long time we had a good life together.
and we loved one another dearly.
i have no doubt we were meant to be in eachother's lives.

for reasons still difficult to put into words, our time as husband
and wife ended. it was by far the most painful thing i had ever
experienced.

though there were some really, really, tough times throughout our divorce,
we made it through. and it gives me such peace to know that today
we still care for one another and only want the best for each other.

with so many of our friends having gone through such ugly divorces,
filled with bitterness and vindictiveness and the heartache of children
trapped in the middle of it all, we know now we were fortunate.
because to have survived the pain of divorce and come out
still respecting and honoring the years we had together, is a rare and
sacred gift.