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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Keeping Our Focus Where It Should Be
Christmas season is upon us, and it’s easy to neglect the reason for the season. John Piper has compiled a free e-book devotional for each day of Advent that we believe will greatly help all who use it. What a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Holidays
Tagged Advent, Christ, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, God, Holiday, John Piper, Opinions
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One Lasting Answered Prayer
Have you ever considered how your marriage is the result of long-anticipated prayers said before you even met? It’s easy to forget as the years pass, but think about it; Your relationship with your spouse is the answer to prayers … Continue reading
With A Thankful Heart
We want to pause today and thank God for the amazing privilege it is to do what we do. We thank Him for you. He has given us much, and we love sharing our abundance with others as our way … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Strong Marriages, Slices, Thankfulness
Tagged Brandon Heath, Christ, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, God, Holiday, Monday, thanksgiving
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I Choose Thankful
Posted in Holidays, Priorities, Seasons of Life, Thankfulness
Tagged I Choose Thankful, Seasons of Life, thanksgiving
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Prayer Prompts
As we gather in a couple of days with family and friends it’s good to have an idea on how to make God the center of our Thanksgiving. The best way to do this is to involve everyone at the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Thankfulness
Tagged Focus on the Family, God, Gratitude, Holy Spirit, Jesu, Lord, Prayer, thanksgiving
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Thank You To Who?
I’ve noticed a slight shift in the way our culture celebrates Thanksgiving. Maybe you’ve noticed it too. The majority of Thanksgiving cards direct their thanks to the person reading the card. We are encouraged via commercials to give thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Thankfulness
Tagged Holidays, Kristen Getty, Macy, Thankfulness, thanksgiving
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Flirting With Your Spouse 101
We had a reader ask an excellent question last week, and we’ve decided to toss it out for you to offer your thoughts on the subject. How does one learn to flirt with your spouse after 10 years of marriage? … Continue reading
Confessions of a Blessed Wife
I wake up every morning with an overwhelming sense of God’s blessing on my life. It isn’t because my life is perfect–it isn’t. It isn’t because everything has played out the way I’d hoped–it hasn’t. It isn’t even because I … Continue reading
The House Our Marriage Built – Part 2
Yesterday we began the analogy of seeing our marriage as a house with many different rooms. If you missed it, we encourage you to read it before continuing with today’s post. The next room we want to explore is the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy
Tagged Atlanta, Christ, Christian, God, marriage, Marriage House, Matt Redman, Relationships
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The House Our Marriage Built
Building a healthy, God-glorifying marriage can be compared to building a house, it takes planning, effort, lots of long days of communication about miscommunications, and hammering away at sin as it’s revealed. After years of hard work you hopefully end … Continue reading
Our 4th Blogiversary!
Have you ever had expectations for the future and then have them not play out in the way you had hoped or dreamed? I’m afraid in the current environment this has become much more the norm for many of us. … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Purpose
Tagged Atlanta, Blog, Blogiversary, Book, Future, God, Religion and Spirituality, Twitter
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Happy Hour – Are You Bored With Sex?
The final post in our Boredom in Marriage series focuses on one of the most common issues in marriages–boring sex. Since many other respectable marriage blogs have addressed this issue in full detail, we thought we’d use our Happy Hour … Continue reading
Boring Communication And How To Avoid It In Your Marriage
Have you ever been in conversation with someone who was obviously bored with the topic? I have. In fact the person actually closed their eyes while I was talking. It wasn’t until his head fell backwards that he was shaken … Continue reading
Bored With Romance
Romantic expressions are usually at their highest during courtship and diminish greatly after marriage. Many believe romance isn’t as necessary as it once was. Others believe it isn’t as important as it once was. We disagree with both views. Romance is … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance, Romance in Marriage, romancing your spouse, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Arts, Bored with Romance, Boredom, Boredom in Marriage, Ideas and Tips, marriage, Relationships, Romance, Romantic Getaways, Romantic Surprises
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3 Types of Boredom in Marriage
We heard recently of a study conducted in Canada of 88 married couples. They were asked to write down words to describe the current state of their relationship. The majority of the words indicated boredom to one degree or another. … Continue reading
Bored With Marriage?
Anytime life becomes predictable there can be a temptation to find it boring. This in itself isn’t necessarily bad. It’s okay to be bored from time to time. It’s what we do to fill the boredom that matters. Consider King … Continue reading
But I’m Bored
I remember when my kids used to say this to me all the time. I countered their whining with,  “if you’re bored, then I’ll give you more chores to fill your time.” They learned not to say that anymore. But it … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Boredom, Gary Thomas, God, I'm Bored, marriage, Monday, Pascal, Relationships
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Happy Hour
As you are reading this we are getting ready to attend a Brandon Heath/Matt Mahar concert. We.cant.wait! It seemed appropriate to share some of their great music with you for our Specials of the Week. We picked two songs that … Continue reading
Posted in Happy Hour, Music, Worship
Tagged Brandon Heath, Concerts, Love Never Fails, Matt Mahar, The Spirit and The Bride Say Come
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Entering The Quiet – A Slow Reentry After Prayer
Today we provide the fourth theme on entering the quiet place that Gary Thomas shares from his book, Seeking The Face Of God. 4. A Slow Re-Entry After Prayer – Since spiritual contemplation is largely a lost art in today’s … Continue reading
Entering The Quiet – A Limited Curiosity
It is ironic that this post is taking place the week leading up to the biggest, most important election America has ever seen. The values and goals of each candidate couldn’t be more different and whomever is chosen to lead … Continue reading
The Romantic Vineyard 