At times I wonder if I should even begin to blog about some personal things.  A night like tonight makes me realize that sometimes it's good to just write things out... 

About 2 months ago my mom gave me a phone call to let me know that after many prayers, many years of frustration, years of anger, sometimes bitterness,  that she is going to tell my dad they cannot go on like this anymore.  According to statistics, about 45-50% of marriages end in divorce.  That's SICK!  

I do believe that if two people are so incredibly unhappy in a marriage that they should NOT continue to be together.  I told my mom exactly that.  That may not be a very Christian statement, but it's not fair for either person to go on living unhappy forever.  That is NOT the way God intended things to be for Christians and NON-CHRISTIANS!  Don't get me wrong, Laura and I have our struggles, but I cannot ever think of things ending, ever.  We have been married for just over a year now.  Things get tough, but we have yet to hit rock-bottom.  

Part of what makes this hard to deal with is being over 1000 miles away from both my mom and dad.  When my mom decided to break the news to my dad, I immediately left work and got on a plane to Miami.  I feel like I can help deal with difficult situations because I've had so many struggles in recent years. 

My parents have both worked hard over the past 25 years.  3 kids, both me and my older brother have very successful jobs and comfortable salaries, my younger brother has graduated high school and is going into the health field.  They have two houses, two cars, a lot to be proud of.  But the bad thing about divorce and then eventually realizing that even having most of what you have ever wanted cannot even begin to make you happy.  It's the truth.  

It makes you think...