Monthly Archives: May 2011

Mark Your Calendar

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Debi Walter

We hope you were able to spend time with friends and family over the extended Memorial Day weekend.  If you missed yesterday’s post titled, Romantic Deployment, you don’t want to miss it.  It will help keep us all from forgetting … Continue reading →

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Romantic Deployment

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tom and Debi

The title is a bit intriguing, even for a Memorial Day post, but it is purposeful as you’ll see in this unusually long post.  We pray you’ll take the time to read it in its entirety.  Today we want to … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Debi Walter

It’s the time of the week when we share with you our Happy Hour – that is those blog posts we think are special.  Enjoy your holiday weekend and don’t forget to say a prayer for those servicemen and women … Continue reading →

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A Fragrant Aroma – Whoops!

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Debi Walter

Have you ever had one of those moments where you did something stupid and started to tell someone realizing you were only implicating your own stupidity?  Well, this is my moment!  I sat down today (Thursday) to post our Fragrant … Continue reading →

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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 5

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Tom and Debi

15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? 17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. 18 Let your fountain … Continue reading →

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Text Bait

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Debi Walter

I had an idea of a great surprise.  I’m hesitant to post about it because I really want to do this sometime for Tom. B.U.T. I will spill the beans and hope it won’t spoil it for us in the … Continue reading →

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Game ON!

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Most have heard of the game Twenty Questions.  It’s where one person is thinking of something and it’s the challenge for the other player to figure out what it is by asking no more than twenty “yes or no” questions.  … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Here are our picks of blog posts we think are special.  Enjoy browsing through these over the weekend, and we’ll see you on Monday! Crosswalk The Power of Humility in Marriage – Dr. David Hawkins is called The Relationship Doctor and … Continue reading →

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A Fragrant Aroma

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Debi Walter

Normally our Fragrant Aroma post is about a snapshot of our marriage right now.  But today we will share with you something to watch for NEXT WEEK. Last summer my sister-in-law, Sherry, sent an e-mail out to the girls in … Continue reading →

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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 4

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Debi Walter

A “precept” according to Noah Webster is authoritative instruction pertaining to moral conduct, and no where in Scripture is morality more prevalent than the Proverbs. Solomon had great wisdom and he used his wisdom to instruct us  how to live. … Continue reading →

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Blank

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Debi Walter

Blank is what happens in my mind every chance I’ve had to write this post.  I sit at the computer and stare. I have the privilege of spending a few days in Atlanta with my daughter.  I’m not feeling 100%, … Continue reading →

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How’s The Forecast?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tom and Debi

It’s hard to believe we’re in the middle of May.  Hurricane season began on May 1st, and we pray this year will be a slow season with no major storms.  Wouldn’t it be nice if we could forecast the number … Continue reading →

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Mark Your Calendar

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Debi Walter

As many of you are reading this post this morning the Space Shuttle Endeavor is taking off – weather permitting.  It is scheduled to be launched at 8:56a.  It’s easy to take for granted the massive amount of technology and … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Debi Walter

Here are some blog posts featured on some of our favorite marriage blogs that we believe are “special” and worth your time. Cheers! Dendrochronology Finding What You Want: It’s A Numbers Game – this is a brand new blog by … Continue reading →

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Fragrant Aroma – Love Is In The Air

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Debi Walter

Last weekend I had the privilege of being the wedding coordinator for one of my best friend’s daughter’s wedding.  It was a wedding like none other I have ever done.  You see Janelle’s idea of a wedding was one involving … Continue reading →

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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 3

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Proverbs 3 All wisdom comes from God.  It is impossible for us to measure the amount of wisdom we have attained.  There is no meter we can hook ourselves up to which indicates the level of wisdom within our own … Continue reading →

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10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard – Complete List + One More

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Tom and Debi

As a help in referencing back to our most recent series – we’ve compiled this post with all the links in one place.  We pray you find it helpful: Hindrance #1 – Unconfessed Sin Hindrance #2 – Unrealistic Expectations Hindrance … Continue reading →

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Feeling Numb?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Debi Walter

Numbness is a way to protect yourself from feeling pain.  It enables the surgeon to plumb the depths of your body in order to do a deep work for lasting change. We have been numb.  Numb to the fact that … Continue reading →

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Cinco de Mayo Rezar

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Yes, today is Cinco de Mayo where the Mexican’s celebrate their victory over the French army which took place in 1862.  It also happens to be the National Day of Prayer (Rezar) Why not combine the two by praying purposefully … Continue reading →

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