**The rough spots (and there were more than I care to remember, especially financially) would have probably destroyed our marriage. **
Thank goodness for vows that we took. My husband was ready to throw in the towel, but I got us on a Marriage Encounter weekend. It turned our married life around — and our children and we enjoyed eight wonderful years before his death.
That is awesome. The grace is always there, we just don’t often avail ourselves of it. It is good that you had done so. I am so sorry for your loss.....