tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.comments2010-03-29T21:09:43.430-04:00Mariah &amp; Byronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06198043025708891007mariahcaffection@gmail.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-32016097110198804782010-03-29T21:09:43.419-04:002010-03-29T21:09:43.419-04:00Hi Mariah! Thank you for telling Melissa about Hide a Heart! You are such a sweetie!<br /><br />BTW: Have you become a fan of the Hide a Heart Fan Page on Facebook yet? If not, please join because once I reach 600 fans, someone is going to be the winner of a Hide a Heart of choice. Be sure to visit http://www.hideaheart.etsy.com to decide WHICH Hide a Heart you would like to receive if YOU are the winner! Hope to see you on FB!MCatherine Lunsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-9858019853981270852010-03-28T16:43:38.304-04:002010-03-28T16:43:38.304-04:00Mariah/Byron, I&#39;ve been following along in the Reader, enjoying each day&#39;s entry. But I had to drop by today because the quote resonates so perfectly with this morning&#39;s reading from Philippians 2: &quot;He emptied Himself...&quot; Everything we&#39;ll see and experience this week exemplifies today&#39;s quote by St. John of the Cross. I pray we&#39;ll all apply the principles of resurrection to it, and renew our vow to pour our love--all our love--into empty vessels.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-64607153594414902842010-03-24T18:49:57.345-04:002010-03-24T18:49:57.345-04:00Goethe is one of my favorites! Thank you for your comments re: Easter Love. So lovely to hear from you!MCatherine Lunsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-9310940381959631932010-03-09T17:25:12.803-05:002010-03-09T17:25:12.803-05:00Mariah and Byron--love the new format! I look forward to being inspired to love more every day! Thank you.<br /><br />TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-70548286088843283732010-02-16T19:16:59.992-05:002010-02-16T19:16:59.992-05:00I love it, too! Thanks for all you do.Edgingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597064540550982614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-91289043158678509072010-02-11T20:46:30.868-05:002010-02-11T20:46:30.868-05:00You&#39;re my positive thought--keep it up!Edgingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597064540550982614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-13742081894913456922010-02-09T19:52:56.520-05:002010-02-09T19:52:56.520-05:00Mr. Frankl was a pretty smart guy, and he knew a lot about attitudes.Edgingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597064540550982614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-33344333690418565642010-02-06T06:03:05.491-05:002010-02-06T06:03:05.491-05:00Amazing post! I totally love your site. I&#39;m sure I&#39;d visit here more often. Anyway, feel free to drop by my site as well. It&#39;s about <a href="http://myvalentinesdayideas.com/blog" rel="nofollow">valentines day gift ideas for him</a>. Catch you there sometime.Romantic Guyhttp://www.myvalentinesdayideas.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-88115366463780024632010-02-02T16:02:53.100-05:002010-02-02T16:02:53.100-05:00PS: Thank you for adding a link to the Hide a Heart Inspires Expression! blog. We need to find more followers to this lovely site!MCatherine Lunsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-76026999495692906062010-02-02T16:00:31.710-05:002010-02-02T16:00:31.710-05:00Lovely.MCatherine Lunsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-36949663059167405312010-01-10T19:50:28.518-05:002010-01-10T19:50:28.518-05:00Great commentary! Adding value is the name of the game!theomoc.comhttp://www.theomoc.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-63791254001955906582009-12-29T03:53:29.778-05:002009-12-29T03:53:29.778-05:00That was one beautiful wedding *sigh* And a truly caffected couple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-28462890715949316452009-12-12T15:44:06.420-05:002009-12-12T15:44:06.420-05:00This is a lovely blog to discover! I enjoy the quotes very much and look forward to checking back with some regularity. <br />One of the ways my husband and I have kept the &#39;language of love&#39; alive in our 37 year marriage is by hiding a little glass heart in a secret place as a perpetual &#39;love note&#39;. The product can be found on the web at www.hideaheart.comMCatherine Lunsfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-43349341793451822492009-09-29T14:37:30.203-04:002009-09-29T14:37:30.203-04:00Mariah and Byron, once again, you come through with profound clarity. We all find our way, based on what we learned from our parents--more from example than anything. It&#39;s our responsibility to sort all this out, to be sure our direction is sound.<br><br>(As has happened before, it turns out we&#39;re thinking about similar things. A few days I posted a similar thought.)<br><br>Every time I swing by here, I always wind up kicking myself for not making more time to get by more often. It&#39;s always a treat. Thank you!<br><br>Blessings,<br>TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-65124707394623133042009-08-29T13:40:42.173-04:002009-08-29T13:40:42.173-04:00So your last child has started college and you have taken up residence in the EMPTY NEST. Now it&#39;s time to find out if you and your spouse have anything to talk about besides &#39;the children&#39; + how to rejuvenate your relationship. Here&#39;s a simple idea that could be the catalyst that won&#39;t break the bank, fits into a Christmas Stocking, is a perfect gift for Valentines Day or Anniversary and easy to use! Visit http://www.hideaheart.com for more information or Face book Search &#39;Hide a Heart Gift&#39; or Twitter &#39;hideaheart&#39;Hide a Hearthttp://www.hideaheart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-50346651938704249522009-08-29T13:37:16.958-04:002009-08-29T13:37:16.958-04:00I love how this article provides some &#39;how to&#39; steps! Always useful. I offer one other suggestion that may also help &#39;rekindle&#39; a flame for Empty Nest couples, the product and story can be found online at http://www.hideaheart.com<br>Cathy Bowlescathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07536568361837636471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-70069061831675068112009-07-30T16:16:38.000-04:002009-07-30T16:16:38.000-04:00Hey Mariah and Byron, this is a question I need to think about. Walt and I have always said whomever of us survives the other will put his wedding band in the casket. And then my dad reminded me that his mother did the opposite; she wore my grandfather&#39;s ring and her own until she died, to keep the marriage alive.<br><br>So no answer there... Besides, I still have homework left over from the last 20 questions--got swamped with travel and work and lost track. So I hope to get caught up soon and will have an answer to this question by then!<br><br>Thanks, as always, for challenging us to think and feel in elegantly profound ways!<br><br>TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-16071298707051257472009-07-21T15:44:15.923-04:002009-07-21T15:44:15.923-04:00This was a great post! How progressive you are. Me likes it. Thanks for sharing!Jeve (aka John and Steve)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06549658852303570290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-58649397214601482492009-06-24T23:33:12.232-04:002009-06-24T23:33:12.232-04:00Mariah and Byron, since I don&#39;t know where you&#39;re headed with this, I may be jumping the gun here. If so, feel free to junk this or save it for a more appropriate post. Your reference to partnerships, etc., spurred thoughts on an overlooked shadow thrown by marital inequity: inability to marry is the most destabilizing factor in our community and it literally costs all of us, LGBT and straight, more than we need to pay--a lot more.<br><br>Absent legal parity, gay couples enter pseudo-marriages without tangible risk. Because it&#39;s easy to get out of them, it&#39;s also easy to get in without considering potential costs and far too easy to give up when issues common to all unions arise. <br><br>Lack of marriage&#39;s legal constraints frees us of its social constraints as well. Every couple defines marriage on its own. Thus many &quot;marriages&quot; are governed by expedience, not expectations. Everything speeds up, perhaps to get it in place before rules of engagement start changing. We tend to move in together before we&#39;re well-acquainted with each other or our families/friends. We rarely pause to discuss critical matters like faith, finances, parenthood, etc. <br><br>Current inequality encourages many of us to imagine marriage in movie terms rather than legal requirements. It&#39;s what happens after the happy ending--the part you never see but assume just works itself out once the couple gets together. When reality turns out unlike the movies, we exit that picture to find another, creating a &quot;casting couch&quot; syndrome adding significantly to our community&#39;s promiscuity issues.<br><br>And finally (sorry for the length) current lack of legal and financial risk in gay marriage takes an incalculable toll on society at large. Casting-couch syndrome drives us back to bars and baths that foster marital instability for profit. Dragging sorrow and insecurity with us, we&#39;re more vulnerable to substance abuse, STD&#39;s, and emotional crime. Many reenter the scene homeless and friendless, creating urgencies that lead to unimaginably debasing, high-risk practices. As we plummet, widespread costs escalate.<br><br>How many millions has it cost to treat &quot;gay divorcées&quot; for AIDS, addiction, and physical/mental abuse? How many billions lost in lower workplace productivity, higher premiums, and unrealized potential? How many charitable and social agencies falter when gay people who once were catalysts vanish in the fog of post-marital dysfunction? How many needy people looking to benefit from efforts of healthy, stable LGBT citizens do not?<br><br>I wish we could win this fight on principle alone, but Americans infamously put pragmatism before principle. If we show them marital equality will mitigate spiraling costs and lost potential impacting them--it will save lives and money--they&#39;re likely to think twice before jumping on the &quot;sanctity&quot; wagon.<br><br>Sorry for going on, but knowing your passion for this cause, I decided to go for it and beg forgiveness. I admire and treasure you both as true friends and allies in our ongoing fight for right.<br><br>Blessings,<br>TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-46747858618433965182009-06-23T03:10:13.038-04:002009-06-23T03:10:13.038-04:00Mariah and Byron, how glad I am to finally get back over here after too long a time consumed by work. And how glad you make me to come back to this post! Change that lasts never comes quickly--certainly never soon enough for those whose lives and happiness depend on it. <br><br>Naturally, we in the gay community (including wonderful straight allies like you) grow impatient and tend to forget the astounding progress we&#39;ve made because our movement forever keeps us looking ahead. We must always remember--and be grateful for--how far we&#39;ve come in order to summon the courage to face how far we&#39;ve yet to go. Thanks for reminding us to measure our steps in years rather than minutes. It&#39;s a message we need to hear over and over.<br><br>Your commitment to personal fulfillment and social justice never ceases to inspire me. May the blessings you share so freely return to you many times over.<br><br>TimTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-89567168804453213562009-06-10T22:51:34.604-04:002009-06-10T22:51:34.604-04:00I love this song! The images of loving couples is awesome as it illustrates the power of love. Kudos to you for putting together such a powerful display of images!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-17079234052613785122009-05-06T12:14:00.000-04:002009-05-06T12:14:00.000-04:00Mariah and Byron, this is simply spectacular. Thank you for being who you are--openly loving and affectionate, not just with one another, but with everyone!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-54194320926520555712009-04-06T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-06T12:09:00.000-04:00Congratulations!! Absolutely wonderful. My parents are nearing their 47th wedding anniversary and couldn&#39;t be happier or more in love. They too are best friends. It&#39;s such a lovely testament when you see people who truly love each other still happy after so many years. Wishing you and yours many more years of love and happiness. xx KKaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191332632083648311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-72549590455166990252009-03-30T22:56:00.000-04:002009-03-30T22:56:00.000-04:00That&#39;s awesome! Here&#39;s to nineteen more great years together. May it be ever new.JWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766078970893344823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9136076996714443152.post-15228713477787941422009-03-22T09:59:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:59:00.000-04:00That&#39;s FABULOUS! <br>Thanks<br>MonteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com