tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post3824202388679462261..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Melissa McClone: A Real Life HEALeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-38138493065678319792015-08-14T11:06:28.044-07:002015-08-14T11:06:28.044-07:00So beautifully written and Ed Shearin's song i...So beautifully written and Ed Shearin's song is so appropriate. All HEAs are a work and progress and these two exemplified it. My late husband and I had 42+ years until his untimely demise...good times, bad times, we supported one another through it all. Tears streaming down my face...<br /><br />Kathleen Bylsma h5apby@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15405328148601232212015-03-31T09:32:18.987-07:002015-03-31T09:32:18.987-07:00Thank you Melissa for both the gift and about my g...Thank you Melissa for both the gift and about my grandparents! They were very special to me and I miss them both like crazy. I pm'd you from fb! Thank you again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157687439763315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59011491918007694112015-03-31T07:13:53.127-07:002015-03-31T07:13:53.127-07:00I love reading all of these stories. Thank you all...I love reading all of these stories. Thank you all so much for sharing them! <br /><br />The winner of the Mystery Prize is Jane Nelson! Jane, please contact me via my website for Facebook page.Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-7481578437281979522015-03-31T07:12:58.629-07:002015-03-31T07:12:58.629-07:00Hi Jane! You are the winner. Please contact me via...Hi Jane! You are the winner. Please contact me via my website or PM me at my FB page. <br /><br />Great story about your grandparents! And what a wonderful ting your grandpa did and said at the end. Hugs.Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-22083898221743002482015-03-24T09:21:21.769-07:002015-03-24T09:21:21.769-07:00HEA means being with the one who loves u unconditi...HEA means being with the one who loves u unconditionally, u can see the love in there eyes when they look at u, someone who respects u and is faithful to u. not giving up on each other when times get rough, always working it out and trying to make it better.<br />ill b married 17 yrs in april and i still get butterflies when he kisses me and i get so excited when its time for him to come home heather727https://www.blogger.com/profile/04880954004918523289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-4937287989886205632015-03-21T10:33:13.621-07:002015-03-21T10:33:13.621-07:00Beautiful story.
HEA in a romance novel means find...Beautiful story.<br />HEA in a romance novel means finding your soulmate! You compliment each other but you don't need to be together constantly and you can function independently. You want to be together!Laurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-62815133748021208732015-03-20T10:53:50.783-07:002015-03-20T10:53:50.783-07:00My mom's parents were married over 50 yrs. and...My mom's parents were married over 50 yrs. and so were my parents. I'm on year 46 :)catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-10065194248711632172015-03-20T09:22:20.108-07:002015-03-20T09:22:20.108-07:00What a beautiful story. HEA to me means being wit...What a beautiful story. HEA to me means being with the love of your life and your best friend all in one person.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331056190636192111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36275380486805064112015-03-20T08:13:18.297-07:002015-03-20T08:13:18.297-07:00What a beautiful story, so devoted to each other. ...What a beautiful story, so devoted to each other. My grandparents were married for 9 years and so in love as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2487349197354411602015-03-20T07:28:48.076-07:002015-03-20T07:28:48.076-07:00Like and trust are needed with love to survive all...Like and trust are needed with love to survive all life throws at you!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055117986122674938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-37845361615641767892015-03-20T04:51:45.997-07:002015-03-20T04:51:45.997-07:00That was so sweet to read! Reminds me of my grand...That was so sweet to read! Reminds me of my grandparents, they loved each other and would look at each other like that after all those years together.....that is a true HEA. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983342365352029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-49358790003929764842015-03-20T03:30:23.578-07:002015-03-20T03:30:23.578-07:00Wow what a wonderful HEA. I have wonderful in laws...Wow what a wonderful HEA. I have wonderful in laws that are celebrating their 45 year of marriage this summer. I am so proud to see how they have worked on their relationship. My husband now of 14 years has gone through so much with me. First of all my childhood was horrible parent's divorced. Ect... But I never thought I would be with someone as wonderful as Bruce. Yes we fight never did I csutherlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402322896091125008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-82363035121047235042015-03-20T03:06:49.964-07:002015-03-20T03:06:49.964-07:00So sweet! My parents were married 65 years. Love t...So sweet! My parents were married 65 years. Love the pictures too. Thanks for sharing the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856427203268922425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63135248523865948552015-03-20T00:30:15.696-07:002015-03-20T00:30:15.696-07:00HEA's are sadly few and far between this day a...HEA's are sadly few and far between this day and time. I love hearing the HEA stories and knowing they really do still exist. To me it means unending love, compassion, understanding, and sticking it out through think and thin even when you don't always agree.mindy1414https://www.blogger.com/profile/06497149678490876474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-12740449009780853002015-03-19T22:15:08.193-07:002015-03-19T22:15:08.193-07:00You two are together for the long haul. This inclu...You two are together for the long haul. This includes the good, bad and the ugly.Barbara T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03033082005509101725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20429577951857955392015-03-19T19:52:06.227-07:002015-03-19T19:52:06.227-07:00Thank you for sharing this story. Wow!! That is t...Thank you for sharing this story. Wow!! That is true love! I believe a HEA is still loving & respecting your partner. Still trying to make the other laugh. Still holding hands as you walk together. Still wanting to be with the other, no matter what. It's the little things, not the big things in life that keep us together after almost 33 years of marriage (& 35 years together). Eileen AWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035529651147351926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-7917064041808849072015-03-19T19:39:50.584-07:002015-03-19T19:39:50.584-07:00If the main characters respect each other, you kno...If the main characters respect each other, you know that they will have a HEA. Once respect is lost, minor squabbles become major rifts. Jean Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125242534190404983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-18948458181880855042015-03-19T16:14:33.034-07:002015-03-19T16:14:33.034-07:00Loved the tribute, so many memories. We have been ...Loved the tribute, so many memories. We have been married for 31 years next week, and yes we have had our ups and downs. But, when I said I do it was for the long haul. <br /> I work as a RN, love hearing these stories from my patients, on their long marriages. Too many people give up to soon.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171266895291630150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-43167631212035726372015-03-19T14:29:55.947-07:002015-03-19T14:29:55.947-07:00To me a HEA means being together, supporting and l...To me a HEA means being together, supporting and loving one another throuugh the good, bad and truly ugly. My husband has been great, I was diagnosed with depression after our eldest's birth nearly fourteen years ago... But the truly ugly is at 3am when he sounds like an trumpeting elephant and I am desperate for sleep. Glad and proud to say I have been married to this wonderful though loud tiggers' ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776937600606207388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-31849740301354276282015-03-19T14:04:16.547-07:002015-03-19T14:04:16.547-07:00Oh, how beautiful! I cried. This reminded me somew...Oh, how beautiful! I cried. This reminded me somewhat of my dear mother-in-law -- she and Harold were high school sweethearts but her mother separated them. So each married someone else and had kids. Many years later (after each spouse had died -- a year after my husband's father died) -- Harold came courting and they married. He was such a good man and really took good care of her and she Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899755908819785364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-65275955190620042162015-03-19T13:26:19.702-07:002015-03-19T13:26:19.702-07:00In a romance HEA means for all eternity.In a romance HEA means for all eternity.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407225782796441737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30350200636364073002015-03-19T12:44:53.943-07:002015-03-19T12:44:53.943-07:00When I close the book of a romance story I want to...When I close the book of a romance story I want to remember the struggles then over came to stay connected in their walk of life and that no matter what them will be there for each other together always even after the end comes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276650795878466229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17156193573445943402015-03-19T11:11:07.313-07:002015-03-19T11:11:07.313-07:00What a beautiful love story. My parents met in 193...What a beautiful love story. My parents met in 1939 when he was playing in a band, and they were married in 1943. My Dad passed away in 1995 after 52 years of wedded bliss. I'll be married 47 years this August. We're in this marriage for the long haul. ruthmazur46@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823876464708067922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-78472846080189551622015-03-19T10:43:42.102-07:002015-03-19T10:43:42.102-07:00A beautiful story. My parents were Happily marrie...A beautiful story. My parents were Happily married for 30+ years and I'm sure they would have been married way into their old age. Unfortunately my Dad died at 54, eight months after he walked me down the aisle at my wedding. My husband and I will celebrate our 40th in August this year. Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235838255652913210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-15212099585082846172015-03-19T09:59:41.274-07:002015-03-19T09:59:41.274-07:00What a great post Melissa, HEA to means that you s...What a great post Melissa, HEA to means that you stick together thourgh the good times and bad.Quilt Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958381203753210051noreply@blogger.com