Leeza, I like your analogy of rising from the ashes - It is both literal and figurative! I mentioned the fire off the bat, because it was certainly a significant event that brought us to where we are today with how much closer we have become, how we would have never got through such a stressful time without holding each other up! I think that closeness and openness has allowed Ashley to really start to shine in her own right.
A few of you have mentioned that my husband is lucky. Well, I feel lucky too. We have both been married before. He was so fed up that I am lucky he even gave me a chance at all