Now Here is a Lady to be Loved and Admired

Below is the letter Jenny Sanford released and it reveals so much about her and her family that is to be admired and now makes us so sad that Mark Sanford broke this woman's heart:

Statement from First Lady Jenny Sanford
I would like to start by saying I love my husband and I believe I have put forth every
effort possible to be the best wife I can be during our almost twenty years of marriage. As
well, for the last fifteen years my husband has been fully engaged in public service to the
citizens and taxpayers of this state and I have faithfully supported him in those efforts to
the best of my ability. I have been and remain proud of his accomplishments and his
service to this state.
I personally believe that the greatest legacy I will leave behind in this world is not the job
I held on Wall Street, or the campaigns I managed for Mark, or the work I have done as
First Lady or even the philanthropic activities in which I have been routinely engaged.
Instead, the greatest legacy I will leave in this world is the character of the children I, or
we, leave behind. It is for that reason that I deeply regret the recent actions of my
husband Mark, and their potential damage to our children.
I believe wholeheartedly in the sanctity, dignity and importance of the institution of
marriage. I believe that has been consistently reflected in my actions. When I found out
about my husband’s infidelity I worked immediately to first seek reconciliation through
forgiveness, and then to work diligently to repair our marriage. We reached a point where
I felt it was important to look my sons in the eyes and maintain my dignity, self-respect,
and my basic sense of right and wrong. I therefore asked my husband to leave two weeks
ago.
This trial separation was agreed to with the goal of ultimately strengthening our marriage.
During this short separation it was agreed that Mark would not contact us. I kept this
separation quiet out of respect of his public office and reputation, and in hopes of keeping
our children from just this type of public exposure. Because of this separation, I did not
know where he was in the past week.
I believe enduring love is primarily a commitment and an act of will, and for a marriage
to be successful, that commitment must be reciprocal. I believe Mark has earned a chance
to resurrect our marriage.
Psalm 127 states that sons are a gift from the Lord and children a reward from Him. I will
continue to pour my energy into raising our sons to be honorable young men. I remain
willing to forgive Mark completely for his indiscretions and to welcome him back, in
time, if he continues to work toward reconciliation with a true spirit of humility and
repentance.
This is a very painful time for us and I would humbly request now that members of the
media respect the privacy of my boys and me as we struggle together to continue on with
our lives and as I seek the wisdom of Solomon, the strength and patience of Job and the
grace of God in helping to heal my family.

River Reflections

I really enjoyed the days we spent at the River and like Nate I would like to just stay there. Mary, my wife, took this picture and if you look closely you will see in the glass first the upside down reflection of the river, the opposite river bank and the clouds reaching down toward the stem of the glass where then the reflection rights itself and although smaller reaches almost down to the base of the glass. It exemplifies "the glass half full". Surely one couldn't consider it half empty when so much beauty still dwells within.

Then there was Josh catching his first fish. A 'giant' Croaker caught after a heroic battle using his Batman fishing rod that he got for his 6th birthday. What was really impressive was his patience. All afternoon he fished lost his bait to the felonious fish below that nibbled and stole the bait repeatedly. Then finally the giant struck! The fight was on and the rod was bent as Josh struggled acroos the dock, precariously keeping his balance at the edge and finally bringing the gasping giant up and onto the dock. The picture above shows Josh's joy and pride. He was at last a fisherman;patient, brave and at the end heroic. He put the fish back in the river and let it swim free. "Just wait till we get to the beach Papa. I'm going to catch a really big one and we can have it for breakfast!", he said to me later.

A river, a glass of wine and a little fisherman who loves me. Who could ask for anything more.