Author Archives: Debi Walter

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About Debi Walter

Tom and Debi have been sharing encouragements through their blogs for many years. Marriage, Reading God's Word and documenting family history is our focus. Growing in our relationship with the Lord is primary in all we say, write or do. We are grateful for all who desire to join us in the same endeavors.

A Marriage Flight

A wine connoisseur is familiar with a wine flight; it is a sampling of up to four different wines at a time to compare and enjoy. Today we’re offering a flight of a different nature.  We’re calling it A Marriage … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

This coming Sunday, June 12th, is our monthly Here’s to Us Challenge.  We’re giving you a week to plan something special – an ordinary moment you might have missed had you not been looking for it.  We’ll have you send … Continue reading

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A Fragrant Aroma

Last weekend was the first weekend we’ve had at home together in a long time.  It was long overdue and so enjoyable.  We were like kids on summer vacation from school! Tom cleaned his workbench, washed both cars.  Then, we … Continue reading

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Water Into Wine – Song of Solomon

Today we’re taking a break from our Proverbs series to focus on something else. We are reading through the Bible this year separately, but we’re following the same plan which is to read the complete Bible in chronological order.  So … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

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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Happy Hour

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!

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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Text Bait

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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A Fragrant Aroma

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

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

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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Mark Your Calendar

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

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

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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Feeling Numb?

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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He Is With You (and Me)

We are feeling the weight of emotional changes in our lives and in our daughter’s life.  So much so we don’t think we can focus on posting, at least not by giving it the thought and time The Romantic Vineyard … Continue reading

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Are You Defensive?

It happens more often than not.  Drivers who must think they’ve been hired to test drive the swerving power of their vehicle.  They weave in and out of traffic as if I’m merely a harmless obstacle to dodge for fun.  … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

Easter Sunday was a full day for us.  It began at 7a. for our church’s 2nd annual sunrise service.  Followed by breakfast served outside in the morning light.  Our 2nd service was filled with emotion as it was our daughter’s … Continue reading

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Fragrant Aroma – Winning

My friends all tease me.  Even my family joins in the fun.  They say they can’t believe it happened AGAIN?!?  This is in response to the following announcement I’ve made often: “I won!” It’s true.  I love to enter contests … Continue reading

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Romantic Orlando – New Smyrna Beach Firerings

New Smyrna Beach is my favorite beach.  And since I’m an Orlando native – I suppose we can officially call it the local favorite.  However, ALL the east coast beaches are simply wonderful.  New Smyrna just happens to be the … Continue reading

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