25 Songs, 25 Days - Day 11: A Song On the Soundtrack of Your Favorite Movie

I've always been a fan of musicals, so my favorite movie is a musical of course. I have several favorites, but one that never seems like it gets old is Moulin Rouge. It is almost 20 years old, and I still love every minute of it. I could pick so many different songs from this movie, but the one original song from this movie, Come What May, really resonates with me. I've had a lot of ups and down in this first year and half of marriage, as anyone will tell you always happens. In our marriage counseling, our pastor explained that something changes after marriage, you would think it stays the same, but something changes in the way you relate to each other. He was absolutely right, even though we sat there and said that we wouldn't be like that, we would always communicate if things started to get hard and things wouldn't get out of hand. That's worked so far, but I think it might not have to do with marriage even, but just time. Over time you get more comfortable with someone and marriage is saying that you commit to that relationship, come hell or high water, so you shouldn't have to work as hard to keep each other's interest anymore. This is the exact opposite in my experience. People will get on your nerves and next thing you find yourselves arguing about what color white paint looks best in the garage.

This song is a reminder to say no matter what happens, you will have love. I know that this doesn't always solve things, but it does say a lot when things seem so bad that you don't know how you are going to make it. As I said in an earlier post, we had a lot of hardships with buying a house. We actually almost lost our house when our sewer broke last winter. We started researching food shelters and doing anything we could to save a buck or two to make it to next paycheck. We took out an extra loan. In our darkest time, when we weren't sure if we were going to make it, I told my husband that even if we lost the house, which would be devastating, we would find a cheap apartment, sell off extra possessions that we didn't need, and would still have our love for each other. We are still working it out every day because, let's face it, the economy is in the toilet, but we always make sure to say "I love you" to each other at least once a day. No matter what.