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Foodie Fridays – Chicken Cacciatore, Bruschetta and Vanilla Cream Tarts with Cherries
Years ago I read a book that completely changed the way I viewed cooking and hosting friends in our home. The book’s title is, Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequist. My biggest takeaway from her book is the reminder of … Continue reading
What Love Looks Like
This quote is from Dr. John Delony, bestselling author, mental health expert and host of the Dr. John Delony Show. He also is part of Dave Ramsey’s team of experts who spend their loves helping people out of their messes: … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Dr. John Delony, Marriage help, What Does Love Look Like
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Foodie Fridays – Summer Grilled Steak Salad
We were having friends over for a Friday afternoon lunch—a perk of retired life. 🥰 Tom and I decided a Steak Salad would be perfect for a hot Summer afternoon lunch, and it was. Tom took care of marinating and … Continue reading
Vintage Post: Are You an Eraser or a Highlighter
Originally posted in April, 2019, this is a good word worth repeating… Erasers are used to take away errors giving an opportunity to make corrections. Highlighters are used to emphasize something you don’t want to forget. In marriage we can … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Vintage Posts
Tagged Conflict in Marriage, Erasers, Highlighters
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Foodie Fridays – Chicago, Thanks for the Memories
Tom and I have enjoyed so many meals and moments in Chicago. The business we owned was a commercial food equipment parts and service distributor. Every May, (C-FESA) the National Association to which we were members, had meetings at the … Continue reading
Posted in Cherish, Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays, Intimacy, Travel
Tagged Chicago, Dover Sole, Foodie Fridays, High Tea, The Drake Hotel, The Magnificent Mile
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Making Ordinary Days Special
Dating your spouse is a mindset. It is the desire to be together doing things you both love. The key word is “together”. Using this definition can make an ordinary, running of errands, kind of day into a date, if … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Daytime Dates, Growing Strong Marriages, Retirement, Seasons of Life
Tagged Dating Your Spouse, Intimate relationship, making ordinary extraordinary
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How To Tell If You’re Selfish In Your Marriage
Our church is going through Proverbs and today was chapter 5. Loving marriage the way we do, we have committed our lives to encourage intimacy on emotional, physical, intellectual and spiritual levels. But there is a fifth aspect of intimacy … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Cherishing, Christian Marriage
Tagged Intimacy in Marriage, marriage, Proverbs 5, Romans 12, Selfishness
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Open Door
Doors can welcome you in or shut you out. What determines one over the other is who is on either side of the door. If it is friends coming over for game night, you gladly open the door for them … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage
Tagged Conflict, James 4, marriage, Open Door
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Foodie Fridays – New Favorite
There is a local restaurant where we have gone for years. They used to serve a Veggie Flatbread pizza that was amazing. I thought the secret ingredient was red baby potatoes, but I was wrong! When I asked the server … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays
Tagged copy cat recipes, roasted radishes, veggie pizza
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I Have A Question
Years ago we offered a daily Healthy Marriage Tip on our Facebook page. It was a gentle nudge to help remind you to focus on your marriage each day. Above is a meme I made with one of the questions. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Cherishing Us, Date Night Questions, Healthy Marriage Tips, I Have A Question, resources for a healthy marriage
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Why Romance Matters
Our blog is called The Romantic Vineyard, so naturally romance is a key focus of ours. But romance can’t take the place of being intentional in growing your marriage for the purpose God designed. Marriage between and husband and wife … Continue reading
Foodie Fridays – A Challenge Accepted
Our 10 year old granddaughter just spent a week with us. She is the one in our daughter’s family who has always had a mature palate for her age. I have a video of her at 12 months sipping her … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays
Tagged breakfast, BudgetBytes$, Crepes, Foodie Fridays, Nutella, recipes, Strawberries, Ukraine
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What’s Your Marriage Forecast?
Weather. We depend on it for so much of our activities. Will we do this or that? It all depends on the weather. No one wants to eat outside when it’s too cold or too hot. Nor do we plan … Continue reading
Foodie Fridays – Fondue House Du Pont
We have never been fondue people, but hey! We were in Switzerland, where cheese fondue was born. We had to give it the spotlight its reputation had secured. I did some research and found a highly reviewed fondue restaurant called—Fondue … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays, Travel, Vacations
Tagged Chapel Bridge, Chocolate fondue, Fondue Du Pont, Lucerne, River Reuss, Swiss Cheese fondue, Switzerland
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Welcome Summer
Summer provides some of the best time to connect as a couple and with your family. Yet if we are not intentional it can be over before we know it. Why not plan a special date with a back-to-school theme … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Date Night Ideas, Summer Date Ideas
Tagged Back-to-School date, summer date idea
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Rituals or Routines
We all have them; habits or routines that we do with little or no thought. Some are more meaningful than others. Compare drinking your morning coffee to brushing your teeth. Both are necessary, but morning coffee is a ritual all … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Cherish, Christian Marriage, Dating Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy, Priorities, Spiritual
Tagged Marriage help, Rituals, Romance, Routines
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Foodie Fridays – Lucerne and Signature Dishes
Lucerne was our first time in Switzerland, a country Tom and I have both wanted to visit. It was another chance to experience something new together. Our hotel, the Hotel Wilden Mann, was in the city center of Lucerne and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays, Travel, Vacations
Tagged Lucerne, Reosti, Swiss Mac and Cheese, Switzerland, Wirtshaus Taube
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Foodie Friday – Lake Como and Cannoli’s
Our hotel in Lake Como was situated right on the square overlooking the southern tip of this gorgeous lake. The weather was cool and windy making a lake tour uninviting. One couple traveling with us decided to take the tour … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Foodie Fridays, Travel, Vacations
Tagged cannolis, Day Date, Lake Como, Sicilian Bakery
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Focus on What Matters
We all need time to pause and focus our attention on what matters. This week is providing us time to do just that. Last week we had an amazing time with our son, daughter-in-love and our four grandchildren in Tennessee. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Travel, Vacations
Tagged Dave Ramsey show, Family, Franklin, Jade Warshaw, John Delony, retirement fun, The Battle of Franklin, The Carter House, TN
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