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Vintage Post: Raining Romance
This post was originally shared in July 2010. We believe it is worth sharing again: It is raining outside as I write this post. I have always loved the rain – the gentle shower as well as the violent storm. … Continue reading
Posted in Romance, Romance in Marriage, Vintage Posts
Tagged Drop (liquid), God, marriage, Rain, relationship, Romance, Shower, Water
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Our Sunday Open House
This weekend we were privileged to host a Bridal Shower (Saturday) and a Graduation Party (Sunday) in our home. We love doing this and have learned how to get our home ready to welcome visitors together as a team. We … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged God, IPad, IPhone, iPod, marriage, Pinterest, relationship, Romantic Vineyard
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Waiting
There is nothing more challenging to faith than to have to wait. A patient has to wait for the results from a test to see if their condition is fatal. A student has to wait to see if their test … Continue reading
Amazing Grace
Paul Tripp has said that the biggest problem in marriage is not what you’d expect. Most of us would chime in the usual: finances, communication, unresolved conflict, anger, sickness, incompatibility, etc. But he says the biggest problem is WORSHIP. Every … Continue reading
2011 in Review
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2012 is here, but it is and will be for the next 363 days! We found the following report interesting and thought you would as well. Thank you for being a part of … Continue reading
Posted in The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged Annual report, God, Louvre Museum, Musée du Louvre, Tools, WordPress, WordPress.com, WordPress.com Stats
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Merry Christmas And A Healthy New Year
It is Christmas Day, and only one week remains in 2011. A New Year will soon be here, and we will begin to walk out what God has planned for each of us in our lives and marriages. Change is … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Strong Marriages, Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, God, Good News, Holiday, marriage, New Year, Religion and Spirituality
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First Place Winner!
And now it is time to reveal our First Place Winner in our B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Contest. Drum roll, please… David Traugott, husband to Kelly Traugott is our winner! Below is his winning entry. Note the secret message embedded in … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Contests
Tagged Celebration World Resort Villas, Christmas
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2nd Place Winner
The 2nd place prize is a $100 Visa Gift Card to use for a night away. Again, we are keeping this one anonymous because she is planning to give it as a Christmas present. Congratulations! Here is her winning entry: … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Contests
Tagged Conditions and Diseases, Kidney, Kidney transplantation, Michael Bolton, When A Man Loves A Woman
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3rd Place Winner
This entry was chosen and will stay anonymous because we don’t know if he is planning to give the prize as a Christmas present or not. 🙂 Where do I start? First and foremost, she is mother to our children. She … Continue reading
Hindrances To A Merry Christmas #3 – Injury
Today we are privileged to have a guest post written by our friend, Lori D. Lowe, marriage blogger at Marriage Gems and author of First Kiss to Lasting Bliss: Hope & Inspiration for Your Marriage, due out TODAY. It’s a … Continue reading
B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Announcement!
A generous donor has given us a B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway to offer you – our readers! We are very excited to share with you the details, and we hope you’ll be as excited to enter to win. This would be … Continue reading
Happy Hour
It’s the end of another week, and what a great week it’s been. We are happy to share with you that Debi’s “project” she’s been working on is a book based on the life of her Grandmother. This has been … Continue reading
Why Voting For The Top 10 Marriage Blog List Matters
In a Vineyard all the work comes down to one thing – the quality of the wine produced. There are judges who taste the wines and determine those worth a high ranking. You’ve seen the scores – wines with a … Continue reading
Romantic Orlando – Yellow Dog Eats Bistro
There is a little town to the south and west of Orlando called Gotha. It was established in 1879 by a German Immigrant who named the town after his home town of Gotha, Germany. If you didn’t know it was … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night Ideas, Dinner Dates, Orlando Date Ideas, Romantic Orlando
Tagged Facebook, Germany, Gotha, Orlando, Orlando Florida
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Our Joy Has Been Made Full Because Of You!
Happy Thanksgiving from Our Heart to Yours! We have spent the past three years getting to know each of you as best we can via the internet. We have shared our heart for marriage, our love for God and our … Continue reading
Staying Current
Imagine an afternoon together on a canoe. The weather is perfect. The water is crystal clear and there isn’t anything else on your agenda for the day except spending time together. What could possibly go wrong? Several things come to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Canoe, Canoes and Kayaks, Kayak, marriage, Paddle, River, Sports, Water Sports
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Slices of Our Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday we celebrated our 3rd blogiversary by having 3 couples over for a very special dinner. We served our favorite too – Filet Mignon with Roquefort Sauce. It was a wonderful evening talking, asking questions, listening and most of … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage
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Win Or Dare Putt-Putt Date Night
You’ve heard of Truth or Dare most likely, well this is cleaner and a great way to spend an evening outside on your next date. This post was originally a guest post on The Generous Wife blog last week, but … Continue reading
Happy Blogiversary!
We’re Three Years Old – TODAY!! ♥ Wow ♥ We’ve made it three years, and we couldn’t be more excited about what God has done and is doing. We know you’re here because of the anticipation we’ve built, right? So we won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Blog, Blogiversary, God, Handhelds, HTML, IPhone, Protocols, Relationships, Smartphones, You're So Good To Me
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Operation Proper Exit
On Sunday night we watched 60 Minutes. We don’t normally watch this CBS program, but with the death of Andy Rooney we decided to watch the tribute they paid to him after so many years of giving “the last word.” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Testimonies
Tagged 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney, CBS, Commanding officer, Cornford, Four, Iraq, Lieutenant, Operation Proper Exit, Scott Pelley
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