tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.comments2009-08-26T12:20:09.548-06:00The Anniversary Inn ReminderSpencer DeGrawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361715550130685192noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-3753667437624772902009-08-26T11:56:44.049-06:002009-08-26T11:56:44.049-06:00Wow! That's powerful. Thanks for sharing!Wow! That's powerful. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-80260938655022628012009-08-11T13:45:55.098-06:002009-08-11T13:45:55.098-06:00How true this entire post is. Thanks for the post....How true this entire post is. Thanks for the post.<br /><br />HannahHannadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171264618102824324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-13808014478798492922009-07-07T09:54:05.568-06:002009-07-07T09:54:05.568-06:00Beautiful! We stayed at the Anniversary Inn on ou...Beautiful! We stayed at the Anniversary Inn on our honeymoon - 25 years ago and look forward to our visit next week to celebrate our Anniversary!Becky Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053287942631827068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-2026184954293742332009-06-17T16:04:25.045-06:002009-06-17T16:04:25.045-06:00I really appreciated this post. Another way my sw...I really appreciated this post. Another way my sweetheart and I communicate without talking is with a "look". For example, when our children do something exceptionally cute we often glance at each other with just a look that says,"Wow, aren't they adorable!" Or sometimes my husband will catch my eye across a room full of people and wink or smile. I LOVE that!!! It's his way of making me feel special and letting me know that, to him, I am the most beautiful woman in the room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-10445218864033950352009-05-15T22:03:00.000-06:002009-05-15T22:03:00.000-06:00The best yet!The best yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-58873091733033018852009-04-27T09:41:00.000-06:002009-04-27T09:41:00.000-06:00This reminds me of something in one of Richard Pau...This reminds me of something in one of Richard Paul Evans' books. He talked about how love isn't something we fall in and out of. He said it should be more like a plant that needs to be grown and nurtured. We don't look at a dying plant and say "It was never meant to live anyway". We start taking better care of it to bring it back to life. I loved that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-57847189913333684812009-04-02T21:13:00.000-06:002009-04-02T21:13:00.000-06:00I want to thank all those who voted for my story. ...I want to thank all those who voted for my story. <BR/>Love is a wonderful thing. We need to cherish it.<BR/>Life is short. We do not know when a love will be gone from you forever. My wife and I know this well.<BR/><BR/>Hold your loved one and tell them you love them.<BR/><BR/>MikeMichael Smithhttp://ourecho.com/biography-353-Michael-Timothy-Smith.shtml#storiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-39191153112531363462009-03-30T01:21:00.000-06:002009-03-30T01:21:00.000-06:00My fav. one.My fav. one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-75823023972561331412009-03-27T22:52:00.000-06:002009-03-27T22:52:00.000-06:00Michael,The story brought tears to my eyes. I coul...Michael,<BR/><BR/>The story brought tears to my eyes. I could feel all the emotions you've shared with first Georgia, and now Ginny. If we find one true love in our lives, we are truly blessed. You're lucky to have experienced this twice. I love how the ring is a symbol of the love you had for Georgia, and now for Ginny.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful Story!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-86617973447240182112009-03-26T15:28:00.000-06:002009-03-26T15:28:00.000-06:00Great Story Mike!Great Story Mike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-8114817217358600342009-03-26T14:46:00.000-06:002009-03-26T14:46:00.000-06:00My husband, Andy, lost his first wife, the year be...My husband, Andy, lost his first wife, the year before he met me, so I do know what it was like, to a point in what you are saying Mike when you are writing your story about 'beginning again with another love in your life'...we met and did get married and we still bring each other's past loves into our lives from time to time. They were and will always be a BIG part of our lives! Never to be forgotten! But life does go on, and we are happy too and know that you are also! What a beautiful story that you wrote from your heart Michael...we truly felt it in ours. Andy & Barbara Hinman from Sunny California...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-1183783291465303992009-03-19T22:15:00.000-06:002009-03-19T22:15:00.000-06:00A beautiful essay Michael , I could feel the love ...A beautiful essay Michael , I could feel the love you had and now have for your new wife Ginny .A love from beginning to end to beginning again .Congratulations on a story well told Pauline MacLeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-88129228894107098012009-03-17T06:58:00.000-06:002009-03-17T06:58:00.000-06:00Wonderful Story. I bit sad but so close to the li...Wonderful Story. I bit sad but so close to the lives we all have lived and are living. A simply gift of love and frienship is unmatched by any other gift and it can be given over and over again without being tiresome. Accepting this gift is sometimes as hard as giving it. It's a true testimony of not giving up, even when so much has been lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-52069790961890402692009-03-16T02:29:00.000-06:002009-03-16T02:29:00.000-06:00This one wins my vote!This one wins my vote!Sarah*MKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306278225189813734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-68980246319363020222009-03-02T15:56:00.000-07:002009-03-02T15:56:00.000-07:00That is very beautiful.& it made me cry. This ...That is very beautiful.& it made me cry. This is what true love,marriage& sacrifice should definitely be all about.This is how God intended to be .& not by giving up on each other & calling it quits. What an honorable & devoted grandpa you have.It reminds me of how<BR/>my granparents were. Thanks for sharing such an awesome story..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-48510606461015756012009-02-17T19:46:00.000-07:002009-02-17T19:46:00.000-07:00just checking this out...just checking this out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-38190471541367714312009-02-16T11:58:00.000-07:002009-02-16T11:58:00.000-07:00I loved this post. Thanks for sharing this story....I loved this post. Thanks for sharing this story. It reminds me of my own grandparents. It seems that the "older" generations really new what love is about. We should look to them for our own examplesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-75404556499319574222009-02-12T10:41:00.000-07:002009-02-12T10:41:00.000-07:00What a beautiful example of what love is all about...What a beautiful example of what love is all about. Thanks for sharing and encouraging us through this example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-86782596296303951802009-02-09T18:46:00.000-07:002009-02-09T18:46:00.000-07:00I cried. This is TRUE love. Thanks So much for rem...I cried. This is TRUE love. Thanks So much for reminding me what lirfe and Love are really about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-36912312762830566182009-02-05T18:41:00.000-07:002009-02-05T18:41:00.000-07:00That is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!That is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-75839627455901705082009-02-05T12:43:00.000-07:002009-02-05T12:43:00.000-07:00I think I need to pick up some flowers on the way ...I think I need to pick up some flowers on the way home from work tonight. I've been so stressed about my job and the economy lately that I think I needed something like this story to make me step back and remember that my wife and kids are "recession proof". I married her because I loved her and want to spend the rest of my life with her. It doesn't matter where we live or what I do for work. Thanks for the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441379345370508288.post-20900828375141012322009-02-04T13:20:00.000-07:002009-02-04T13:20:00.000-07:00That is the sweetest and most romantic thing I hav...That is the sweetest and most romantic thing I have ever read. Thank you so much for sharingLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031856515476097667noreply@blogger.com