Last day of July
August is measuring up to be a rather busy month.
One of the first big events is the Writer's Festival: www.writersfestival.ca
One of the most important to me is our wedding anniversary.
You may ask yourself, in this day and age when one in every two marriages end in divorce, why did I get married?
My reason: to preserve something precious to me - my life.
In 1990, my boyfriend and I took a trip from Manitoba to British Columbia.
While in BC one of the sites we took in was the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Many know of its beauty. It is definitely a site worth seeing.
Now when you're there you have the opportunity to cross the bridge to an observation tower. We decided to cross the bridge. Starting out was fine. The weather was warm and sunny. Soon, however, I began to notice how the bridge would sway with every step. In fact, it seemed to sway more and more wildly with each and every step I took. There was only a small rope to stop my violent fall to the rocky waters hundreds of feet below. Nothing could shake this image from my mind. I was paralyzed.
"Hey, Leanne what's the matter?" My boyfriend enquired.
He soon realized my dilemma. It was only his constant support that guided me safely to the other side.
Once on the other side we took a few moments to admire the beauty and to congratulate ourselves on our achievement. Then my boyfriend did a truly horrible thing...he proposed. Saying, "no" would have meant crossing back by myself, I feared. I could never do that and so I said, "yes". As it turned out it was no great sacrifice because I had already fallen head over heels for him many months previous.
Since that day we have had many ups and downs. Through it all there is one thing I knew I could unquestionably count on - my husband's constant support.
One of the first big events is the Writer's Festival: www.writersfestival.ca
One of the most important to me is our wedding anniversary.
You may ask yourself, in this day and age when one in every two marriages end in divorce, why did I get married?
My reason: to preserve something precious to me - my life.
In 1990, my boyfriend and I took a trip from Manitoba to British Columbia.
While in BC one of the sites we took in was the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Many know of its beauty. It is definitely a site worth seeing.
Now when you're there you have the opportunity to cross the bridge to an observation tower. We decided to cross the bridge. Starting out was fine. The weather was warm and sunny. Soon, however, I began to notice how the bridge would sway with every step. In fact, it seemed to sway more and more wildly with each and every step I took. There was only a small rope to stop my violent fall to the rocky waters hundreds of feet below. Nothing could shake this image from my mind. I was paralyzed.
"Hey, Leanne what's the matter?" My boyfriend enquired.
He soon realized my dilemma. It was only his constant support that guided me safely to the other side.
Once on the other side we took a few moments to admire the beauty and to congratulate ourselves on our achievement. Then my boyfriend did a truly horrible thing...he proposed. Saying, "no" would have meant crossing back by myself, I feared. I could never do that and so I said, "yes". As it turned out it was no great sacrifice because I had already fallen head over heels for him many months previous.
Since that day we have had many ups and downs. Through it all there is one thing I knew I could unquestionably count on - my husband's constant support.
posted by Author Leanne Dyck at 7:27 AM
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