The Older

Once Upon A Time

There was Once upon a time, a young woman named Fate who met and fell in love with a young man named named Stephen.  She was only nineteen years old, he was twenty-two, and almost instantly they became lovers. Little did they know they would become lifelong partners, in marriage, in faith, in hope, and in love. Nothing could separate or come between it, it was a love  so strong, not even time would be able to define it or stop it. At the Start, from the moment they met, they both knew that there was something unique and special about the other.

For Ten Years, they grew fonder and fonder of one another. There love did nothing but expand their love in that time frame. Together they conceived two children. First a girl named Anna Lynn, then came a boy, which they named,Noah, years later. They had big plans for the future which they discussed a lot. They wanted a big family and one day a nice big house on an acre or two of land so he could have a horse and she could plant a garden.

Stephen had many jobs through out the beginning of their relationship but most of them were pretty steady. He had a degree in engineering so his income was high enough that Fate was able to stay home as a. Stay at home mommy and watch the kids while he went to work.

When trouble came their way, which it often did, they looked at the problems of life head on, together, like a union, and took the problem on. They would sometimes and it was often disagree on things but they barely ever fought, for Fate was very submissive to Stephen and she often allowed him to make the final decisions. When he did she stuck by them as if she had made it herself. That's what a wife is suppose to do, at least that's what she was taught growing up. A wife is suppose to help her husband. So that's what she did. In return Stephen was great at showing his wife the love that she needed, and he did this by always sacrificing himself for her in some way or another. So they grew to appreciate the other quite significantly.

They never would have believed that their fairy tale life would have such a unique story to it. If you would have told them from the start that time wouldn't be able to define their love, they would have been baffled not understanding what exactly the future had in store from them. And like almost all families the first ten years were so normal. But destruction and evil for some reason prey on the most beautiful of love stories, liking to rip them apart from each other so they will end in disaster. But in this story, evil doesn't win in the end and love conquers all.

But you got to get to the end to really understand how. And that's the tricky part of this particular love story of theirs. It's a story that is filled with overwhelming emotions, hard situations, and a lot of strife on the minds, but what you learn from Fate and What you learn from Stephen is you really do create love yourself. It doesn't just hang on a sign in your doorway and magically appear in your life. It's more than just happy moments and fun times. It can even sometimes be like having a job. You work at it to perfect it. And you commit yourself to it. Promising one another to be faithful and committed to love no matter the highs, no matter the lows, no matter the sacrifice, no matter the change, no matter the ups or the downs.

That's the most beautiful thing about love really. It's not forced upon you or a duty you are made to do. But more like something you do because you desire to do it. People will find in this love story that love isn't always equal and the equation doesn't always add up that way on both sides. Sometimes you don't always get what you deserve when you love something or someone even if you put all your effort into it. But in the end you realize, no matter how the story plays out, Loving someone else is worth every second of your time. Time is so short and what you do with it and who you love and how you love while your living in it is what matters the most.