tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post6900380027187149908..comments2010-08-18T19:46:31.957-07:00Joanna Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-34071413988517231872010-08-18T19:46:31.957-07:002010-08-18T19:46:31.957-07:00What a beautiful post!!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18000815937078399278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-50880052232140920432010-08-07T11:15:49.077-07:002010-08-07T11:15:49.077-07:00Great story Joanna.<br />My wife and I celebrate our 38th anniversary in March so we have a long way to go to 50. I think she deserves a medal (and so does she LOL).<br /><br />Congratulations on POTW at Hilary&#39;s. You know me, always the last to find out LOL.Eddie Bluelightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-18765917617759510912010-08-07T10:55:22.689-07:002010-08-07T10:55:22.689-07:00Blooming heck! Over 18 thousand...we&#39;ve done 52 years and it seems longer than that...only joking.<br /><br />Congrats on POTWMoanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279190045616354661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-58249143795405820572010-08-05T09:42:28.635-07:002010-08-05T09:42:28.635-07:00Beautiful post! If I got married right this second, I may live to see my 50th anniversary. But I&#39;d probably have to give up beer and ice cream, so what kind of quality of life would that be?Vegas Linda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653067016683159930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-48493360127940780732010-08-04T18:17:58.280-07:002010-08-04T18:17:58.280-07:00Wow, what an incredible story. Thanks for sharing that.Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-80989155815361930742010-08-04T07:49:55.443-07:002010-08-04T07:49:55.443-07:00It&#39;s wonderful what faith in love can do! A toast to &quot;living in the moment&quot; is never amiss. Lovely post.Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-10056887458795301482010-08-04T06:27:01.507-07:002010-08-04T06:27:01.507-07:00Hi Joanna - Great post and congratulations on the potw.<br /><br />My wife and I have a <i>slight</i> chance of making it to 50. I&#39;d be in my 80s... the family average isn&#39;t good on that.<br /><br />We used to teach pre-Cana with a group of wonderful couples. One of them used to introduce themselves saying: We&#39;ve been married for twenty wonderful years... we&#39;ll be celebrating our 40th anniversary next year.Crickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-43308526844698555262010-08-04T00:44:58.232-07:002010-08-04T00:44:58.232-07:00This post blew me away, so beautiful. I do not how I missed it the first time around. What a lovely romantic and sensitive recollection of love and what love means. How a connection is created in the most unusual ways and in the most unexpected moments and how true love can last 50 years and beyond...<br />Congratulation on your POTW nomination, so well deserved.;))<br />xoxoZuzanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-25159512427517201552010-08-04T00:03:04.203-07:002010-08-04T00:03:04.203-07:00Beautiful story. Sure would like to win this giveaway!<br />Best wishes.<br />Chanticlear1@gmail.comJanellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05268288110176038013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-69662909482385667082010-08-03T22:20:18.791-07:002010-08-03T22:20:18.791-07:0050 years is utterly inspiring and such a beautiful journey for a couple :)<br /><br />dreamzz12{at]aol{dot}comDGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02116156713417473656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-16053079081424535832010-08-03T22:07:45.882-07:002010-08-03T22:07:45.882-07:00A tremendous and inspirational story and post! Congrats on your POTW!!Kelly H-Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-57057416611138816322010-07-31T09:26:28.485-07:002010-07-31T09:26:28.485-07:00My mother died recently, just one week shy of my parents&#39; 60th Wedding Anniversary. Instead of mourning her loss, we celebrated their anniversary with my dad at the beach. Blessings to you and Beloved on your years together... may there be many more!CatLadyLarewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-11410279569795425462010-07-30T20:48:59.866-07:002010-07-30T20:48:59.866-07:00Wow that was powerful. I hadn&#39;t ever figured out how many days that was, and I can only hope to be happy iwth my husband after half that! The thought gave me goosebumps. I&#39;m with you on living in the moment - and on needing to work on it!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-29279768058867376542010-07-30T15:37:07.475-07:002010-07-30T15:37:07.475-07:00Sad to hear you say that you can never reach your 50th. That kinda makes me think about my own mortality!otinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-86802626061012844362010-07-30T10:25:25.434-07:002010-07-30T10:25:25.434-07:00We will be celebrating our 42nd anniversary this coming Feb. We beat all odds I believe. Knew each other 6 months to the day and he just turned 19 and I was 17. Life has blessed us with 3 children and 7 grandchildren.Delenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267264823175290041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-51048340885748662512010-07-30T09:36:49.157-07:002010-07-30T09:36:49.157-07:00What a beautiful story and wonderful tribute to your friends. Wise advice, this living in the moment.Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-19608148688550874912010-07-30T06:24:29.198-07:002010-07-30T06:24:29.198-07:00What a fabulous love story! I love to see and hear about marriages that have beaten the odds.<br /><br />You are right, it is not always easy to live in the moment, but as I get older, that is what I try to do. I may not always succeed, but at least I am trying.<br /><br />I wish you and your Beloved many more years together filled with love and joy.<br /><br />~ TracyMs. Bake-ithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788863782876226680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-45301348947213732010-07-30T06:11:13.004-07:002010-07-30T06:11:13.004-07:00What an incredible story! OMG, I had tears in my eyes. This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing their story and yes, it is a lesson to live in the moment. I need to remember that too. It&#39;s hard to do sometimes. They sound like a blessing!Aletahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-34510717904701190422010-07-30T05:58:42.397-07:002010-07-30T05:58:42.397-07:00what a fantastic love story....and how smart she was to trust her gut and call off her original wedding plans...<br /><br />my parents just celebrated 50 years, too and the hubster and i have our 26th this year.....lots of hours and days and years together...<br /><br />anybody today, in love....is so incredibly lucky :)bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-45703192670062734222010-07-30T05:35:53.700-07:002010-07-30T05:35:53.700-07:00Truly a moving story. You&#39;re right, it&#39;s not so easy to live in the moment all the time but it really is important to have some of those moments. Thanks for sharing this.Lisa at Lil Fish Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264613554041175072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-61410441339591698432010-07-29T21:33:14.312-07:002010-07-29T21:33:14.312-07:00Sweet, sweet story. Thanks for sharing it with us!Bossy Bettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-77559554261146633592010-07-29T15:07:05.764-07:002010-07-29T15:07:05.764-07:00What a very lovely tribute both to your friends&#39; marriage and to your own. I love that refer to your husband as &quot;Beloved.&quot; Wishing you many, many happy &quot;moments&quot; together.Jayne Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-62233886873184387612010-07-29T13:02:36.424-07:002010-07-29T13:02:36.424-07:00What a beautiful story!Unknown Mamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-51835935711715616172010-07-29T10:52:22.700-07:002010-07-29T10:52:22.700-07:00He hon...I loved that..how beautiful is that!! Funny how things work..when you really follow your heart and soul...it all follows the right direction in the end. Congrats to them..and to you hon and your DH...it&#39;s not the number but the quality that counts!<br />Hugs and love, SarahSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835112406617937224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-73807573524756062002010-07-29T10:23:53.230-07:002010-07-29T10:23:53.230-07:00TOMORROW IS THE DAY...<br /><br />I am shipping the mats. They are all boxed and taped and they will be on their way.<br /><br />I am so thankful for your patience and kindness, and all those awesome words you&#39;ve shared about Steph.<br /><br />Much love, CamCamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07972079738846934736noreply@blogger.com