As I write this today, I am celebrating 30 years of marriage.

I must admit that I don’t write many love letters these days, but I intend for this to be one.

Every day, in my office, I get to do what I love in working with couples.  My education, training, mentors, and thousands of hours of experience have helped shape my approach and values in the work that I do.  I am often aware of these influences as I am working.  They appear when I need them.  While they are substantial, they pale in comparison to my greatest teacher, my wife.

My wife first encouraged me to become a therapist.  She sacrificed, endured, and supported me on the road to becoming one.  She teaches me love, in all of it’s countless ways.  When I sit before a couple who is struggling, I am able to access a lifetime of experiences from her resolute care.  I loan the strength and confidence to couples that she has so freely given me.

To my wife, I thank you fulfilling all of my dreams.  Thank you for making me into a man.  Thank you for being indestructible.  Thank you for letting me aggravate you, constantly.

I love you.