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Author Archives: Tom Walter
Love is….not resentful
Resentful means easily provoked to anger or irritable; this is the word mentioned right before in this scripture passage (1 Corinthians 13:4-7), and the word we discussed on Friday. So why is it mentioned twice? Most likely because we might … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Love is
Tagged Anger, Bible, First Epistle to the Corinthians, God, Irritation, Kim Casali, marriage, Resentment, sore spots in marriage, Word
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Love Does Not Boast
Today our focus is on one thing love is not – boastful. Boasting is a manifestation of pride, and pride concerns itself with self – not others. We can’t truly love our spouse if we are boasting in our selves … Continue reading
My Wife
As most of you know, we recently had a B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Contest. The response was the best we’ve ever had – and understandably so. Our prize was BIG, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. The entries were … Continue reading
Posted in Contests
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So, Where’s Your Focus?
Debi’s post yesterday touched on having spiritual myopia – that is being near-sighted to where we miss seeing what’s most important. Have you ever taken a picture where the camera failed to focus on the what you wanted it to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Purpose, Spiritual Intimacy, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christian, God, marriage, Myopia, Relationships
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The Christmas Cottage
Our Here’s to Us moment #1 is an entire post – it was that good! Not all of our moments will warrant an entire post – some may only show up on our Facebook page. But what a perfect way … Continue reading
Why Is a Good Marriage Not Something You Find?
Continuing with our “Why” series, Gary Thomas offers the answer to this question, “Why is a good marriage not something you find, it’s something you cultivate?” This is so true. If we are consistently working on making our marriages better, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Gary Thomas
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WHY Is It Important To Study Your Spouse?
Bonnie Anderson with the Ship Bound For Tarshish blog is a good friend of ours. When we celebrated our third blogiversary she made the comment that three year olds are notorious for asking why this? why that? why? why? why?! … Continue reading
What’s Eating You Anyway?
About nine years ago we did an addition on our house after much deliberation as to whether we should do it or move. Since we live in a neighborhood with about a dozen close friends from our church, we decided … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Conflict in Marriage, God, Lord, marriage, Soil, Termite, Termites, Wood, Wood Rot
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Do You Wanna?
After thirty three years of being together, I still love to hold Debi’s hand. I love touching her, and it’s one way I can that is acceptable in public. While holding hands we can give each other signals that no … Continue reading
You’ve Got Mail Date Night
We posted about this date a three years ago, but for the sake of our new readers we thought we’d share it again. ______________________________________________ Debi loves the movie, You’ve Got Mail. She watches it at least once a year, but … Continue reading
Is Your Marriage A Place of Trust?
It’s no secret that Debi and my favorite author is Paul David Tripp. We read everything he publishes and even follow him on FaceBook and Twitter. A few days ago I came across an excellent questionnaire to use as a … Continue reading
Sharing Musts For A Healthy Marriage 3
When we were kids one lesson our parents always tried to instill in us was a willingness to share. We had to share toys, bedrooms, TV programs and playmates. And we didn’t like it, usually. The sharing musts we’re talking … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Don’t Flip When Romance Flops
Our pastor tells us often what people remember most about his Sunday messages is when he shares a personal story of how he’s messed up. For some reason people resonate and find encouragement through the failures of others. Not in … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, communication, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Hindrances to Romance, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged flip-flop, God, Health, laughter, Relationships, Romance, Sandal, Shoe
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Romantic Orlando – What’s Cooking?
“Cooking is like a relationship, you can do it because you LOVE it, or you can do it because you HAVE to. The choice is yours!” – Tom Walter Debi and I love to cook. We always have, but we’ve … Continue reading
Water Into Wine – Proverbs 20
We just spent a week in AZ where there is a light ordinance. Basically what this means is the street lights must point completely downward, and they cannot be detected from over 200 ft. away. It is great for stargazing, … Continue reading
Pick Up On Aisle 4
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but I have something to share I believe will help the husbands (and wives too). Debi and I were shopping not long ago when something happened that surprised me. Debi was on one aisle, … Continue reading
Water Into Wine – Proverbs 12
“There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18 Definition of Rash – Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little reflection. Think about your marriage and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Water Into Wine, Weekly Series
Tagged Book of Proverbs, Christ, God, Lord, marriage, relationship, Sword, Wisdom
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Intoxicating Love
I had the privilege of attending a meeting yesterday for the men of our local church. One session was titled, “The Protection of Intoxicating Love,” and it was so practical I had to take the time to share it with you. … Continue reading
What Is The Gospel?
And what does it have to do with my marriage? Everything, that is if you’re a Christian. This is the week when the Gospel is front and center in the mind of every believer. It is Easter week, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Holidays
Tagged Easter, John Piper, The Gospel
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A Fragrant Aroma – Sex Matters
We are attending a conference this weekend by C.C.E.F (Christian Counseling Educational Foundation), a group committed to helping Christians learn how to both receive and give biblical counsel. We have had the privilege several times to attend these seminars, and … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, communication, Intimacy
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