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Monthly Archives: May 2012
The Year Of Our Lord–1662
One month ago Prince William and his wife, Kate, celebrated their first anniversary. It’s hard to believe a year has passed since this worldwide event. Every news agency and gossip publishing house was abuzz with wonder and amazement as they … Continue reading
Unselfishness Is Contagious
Have you ever known of something your spouse wants you to do, but you don’t really want to? It can be anything, in any category. Think for a minute. Got it? Now what if you were to go ahead and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Arts, God, Literature, Love, Online Writing, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Unselfishness
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The Day My Mixer Died
Before you read our post about the above picture, you have to hear the background. I was feeling pretty sad about my mixer since I’ve had it for as long as I can remember. I needed to write a post, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, humor
Tagged American Pie by Don Mclean, commercial mixer, parody
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Happy Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day. We pray you’ve had a relaxing weekend spending special time with your spouse, family and friends. A couple of years ago we paid tribute to my uncle and aunt on this day. We think it’s worth sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Difficulty, Testimonies
Tagged Memorial Day Love Story
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Happy Hour
It’s that time of the week once again. Time seems to fly by doesn’t it? Below are the blog posts we aptly call our Specials of the Week. Just in time for your long holiday weekend. Enjoy… Encourage Your Spouse … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Happy Hour
Tagged date night, God, Holy, Husband, Intimate relationship, marriage, Memorial Day, relationship
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What Day Is Yours Alone?
Anniversaries are special in a way no other annual celebrations are, for this date belongs to you and your spouse alone. We love looking back over our 33 years together remembering how we celebrated each year on February 24th. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Music, Testimonies
Tagged Anniversary Song, God, I Do, Jeff Todd, marriage, Music, relationship, Shopping, United States, Wedding, Wedding Anniversary Song, Weddings
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Lost That Loving Feeling?
If you’ve been married more than a year, you’ve most likely experienced it. It shouldn’t surprise us, but it can be a bit disconcerting. Losing the feeling of love we had for our spouse at the beginning of our relationship … Continue reading
5 Right and Wrong Reasons To Want A Healthy Marriage
First, we want to share with you the wrong reasons to want a healthy marriage: 1. I want to be happy. While happiness is a by-product of a healthy marriage, it can never be the goal. Happiness is fleeting, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Christ, God, Healthy Marriage, marriage, Relationships
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Companion or Foe?
I love my flower garden. If we had the space I think I would love a vegetable garden too, but we opted for a backyard pool instead. Yet I still love to read about growing a garden. In fact, this … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, companion plants, Garden, Iroquois, Jesus, Kitchen garden, Plant, Three Sisters
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Love, No Matter How It Expressed, Is Still A Gift!
I recently heard of a couple where she went out of her way to serve her man in very practical and helpful way, but because his “love language” wasn’t gifts of service he told her it didn’t mean much to … Continue reading
Happy Hour
It’s time for our Specials of the Week. We pray these marriage blogs will encourage you as you read some of their best posts from this week. Enjoy your weekend! Encourage Your Spouse One Chair At A Time – I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Happy Hour
Tagged God, Holy, Husband, marriage, Marriage Blogs, Sexual intimacy, Work spouse
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Mortified – Tom’s Turn
Debi has been sharing all week her battle in mortifying pride in her life. If you haven’t read them yet, please take time to. Here are the links: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Today we’re going to do … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, English Standard Version, God, Humility, Lord, marriage, Pride
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Mortified – Part 2
Yesterday I began sharing with you one of the most significant times of growth in my life. It effected my marriage in a powerful way, and my prayer is my testimony will help others who may struggle with similar besetting … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Confession, God, Jesus, Lord, Prayer, Pride, Sin, Vine
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Little Messages
Mother’s Day was yesterday. It was a fun day, but our daughter and family, who live in Atlanta were greatly missed. I don’t think I’ll ever adjust to the distance between us, yet God in His kindness took thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
Tagged Armed Forces Day, Atlanta, Bok Tower Gardens, Dahlia, God, Lake Wales Florida, Mother's Day, Sunday
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Happy Hour
We have been in the process of replacing the drain field for our septic system, not a fun project to spend money on, but necessary–oh, so very necessary. It’s necessary because we want all of it to work properly in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Happy Hour, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged drain fields, septic systems
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Pick-A-Year Date Night
Today I was in the grocery store when I paused to talk for awhile to an elderly man who has worked there for as long as I can remember. I mentioned to me his age, and I honestly had to … Continue reading
Stop Grey From Becoming The New Black And White
Last week we talked about Sexual Intimacy and what it takes to cultivate this closeness in marriage. In a culture that craves sex it is ironic that marriages are often sex-starved. Either for lack of sex or because of the … Continue reading
Missed Connection
We had it all planned. I would visit our daughter and her family for a couple of days until Tom finished with a trade show. On his way home he would pass through Atlanta where I would meet him at … Continue reading
The Romantic Vineyard 