{Secure}

Katie, our oldest daughter, primped and preened for her Uncle's wedding. I had the honor of fixing her hair. Usually she fights me hard with every stroke of a hairbrush, but she did not this day. She sat very still while I curled each little lock and secured it with a blond bobby pin. We curled it at home and held off on arranging until we got to the church since it was humid and hot (in October!) When we let down her curls, she was an absolute princess and made a picture-perfect flower girl.

But this is about more than hair (but you knew that!)

Every wedding makes you reflect on your own...or more so, on your own marriage. And for me, the biggest emotional benefit of marriage is SECURITY. (My husband cringes...wishing I would say something about our still-smoldering love-affair.) Really, though. Marriage to my very Mr. Right has given me a sense of physical and emotional security. This is what being loved feels like to me...I can fall apart completely and he is still there. I can look ugly and he is still there. I want to get past this fight because he is still there. I am secure because he will always be there.