Don t beat yourself up. Nor does it mean that you have to run interference for him. Appreciation does go one step further though, and takes on the form of understanding and empathy. He faces traffic, the career rat race, financial problems, and unbelievable stress. He desperately needs your understanding and empathy daily.
Appreciation is the heart of a beautiful marriage.
It has a way of covering over past hurts and painful memories. It may not erase all of them completely, but it will slowly smooth out the rough, splintery edges. Appreciation will take many of your regrets and make them not only forgiven, but also forgotten. Excerpted from the book, Redeeming the Time With My Husband , by Edwina Patterson. That I Might Not Be Ashamed .