Pardon Me While I Cry

Hey All,

Today has been a very difficult day and I just needed to blog about it. I think it might help me feel better. Where do I begin?
For the past week or so David and I have been earnestly praying for a couple that we are close to on the brink of divorce. Just tonight we found out that an affair has recently occurred. That was a kick in the gut and almost brought my "Super Man" to the point of tears. Then a family that I have know since childhood received very difficult news today. The father, who is in his later 50's or early 60's, has battled cancer for a long time and has had numerous surgeries. His oncologist discovered cancer on his lung, so a surgery was scheduled to take most of his right lung. During the surgery today the surgeon opened him up and discovered that the cancer has spread all over his chest. So he closed him up and did not attempt the surgery. I am not sure what the plan of action is, but it doesn't sound good.
All of this occurred on top of other large issues that we are praying about. Most of which are struggling marriages. One of which is a good friend. From the outside looking it, everything looks OK, but because I know her better, something doesn't seem right. I also think that the LORD has placed it on my heart to pray for them, which has caused me to try and look beyond the surface when I am around them.
All of this has motivated David and I to talk about our marriage. I said, "Where do you think Satan has his claws in our marriage?" To that David said, "Complacency." We go along in life distracted with the kids and all of our duties, all the while saying, "My marriage is OK." or "Our marriage isn't struggling as bad as Jo and Sue's marriage." Then when we have our guard down and when we are getting a little to confident, "WAMO" something happens that rocks our world and our marriage. I am reminded of Jesus saying, "Be always alert and on the look out for the prowling lion, he comes only to kill, steal and destroy" That was the JLV version (Jennifer Lotspeich Version).
Please do two things for me,
1) Please pray for these situations. I know that you don't know names, but God knows who you mean.
2) If you are married, please join me in trying to safe guard your marriage. I have heard that the "Love Dare" is fantastic. This came from the movie "Fireproof".

Jennifer