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Category Archives: Christian Marriage
Happy Hour
Our Happy Hour specials this week mostly focus on the sexual relationship in marriage. We pray these excellent blog posts will help answer questions and lead you to a healthier enjoyment of each other sexually. Hot, Holy and Humorous Why … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, Sexual Intimacy
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Vintage Post – Saying It
Tom surprised me and bought tickets to see Chaim Topol’s fairwell tour of Fiddler On The Roof – one of my all-time favorite musicals. When the house lights dimmed, the stage came to life with this timeless story of the changing seasons we all … Continue reading
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The Discouragement Of Besetting Sin
Our pastor shared something recently that has stuck with me. It’s regarding the idea that we are called as Christians to crucify the flesh with all its passions. While most well-taught Christians get this, we don’t all go after our … Continue reading
Vintage Post – The Guilt Caused By Marriage Blogs
When Tom and I first started The Romantic Vineyard there weren’t many marriage blogs focusing on the positives of married life–romancing your spouse, date night ideas, honoring and respecting your spouse. Most were focused on the struggles marriages encounter and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Biblical Standard for Marriage, Guilt
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The Cause And Effect Marriage Covered With Grace
I didn’t even know my need until I saw the effect it was having on my marriage. Something was wrong between us. We weren’t connecting. We weren’t communicating. We were at odds living our normal everyday life. On the outside … Continue reading
Get Smart
Remember the old TV show about private investigator Maxwell Smart and his assistant Agent 99? I always loved the opening when he walked through all those automatic doors. With each episode nothing ever went according to his calculations. Despite … Continue reading
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Fresh Breezes Are Blowing…
We’ve had a welcomed change in temperature here in Orlando, and I must admit it feels good. We’ve already had a few weeks where the temps climbed into the 90’s, which is way too early for Spring in FL. Summer … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Romance in Marriage, Sheer curtains blowing in wind
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Vintage Post – A Sponge Or A Spring?
All married couples desire to have it. What is it? Romance. However, romance in itself is not the answer. If it were then all we would need is Hollywood. Romance is the outflow of all the right stuff in our … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Counsel from the Cross, Elyse Fitzpatrick, The Gospel & Marriage, Vintage Post
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The Marriage Stretcher
Stretching. It can be a good thing–like when you’re warming up before a strenuous workout. It’s always advised to stretch your muscles first to give them the heads up that a challenge is coming. It can be a bad thing … Continue reading
Vintage Post – Faith And Romance
__________________________________________________________ At Metro Life Church our pastors are taking us through a very familiar part of Scripture – Hebrews 11-12. It is often called The Hall of Faith. This past Sunday Benny Phillips talked about “faith being the assurance of things hoped for, … Continue reading
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Tagged But God, Faith, Hebrews 11 - 12, Vintage Post
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Decades of Marriage – The Fourth Ten Years
We’ve had some extensive posts about what to expect in each decade of marriage. Now we’ve caught up to where we are. Tom and I celebrated our 37th anniversary in February, so we’re almost through our fourth decade–crazy! This has … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Caring for Parents, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life
Tagged 30th Wedding Anniversary, Decades of Marriage, Empty Nest, Retirement
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ForgiveMess
We were recently at a restaurant to meet another couple and got there a few minutes early to get a table so we wouldn’t have to wait once they arrived. We spotted the perfect table where we could talk. … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Encouragement, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Forgivemess, Forgiveness
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Decades Of Marriage – The Third Ten Years
You’ve just celebrated 20 years together. You wonder how in the world you’ve made it this far–wasn’t it yesterday when we were starting out on this adventure called marriage? Time has proven to fly, and it’s possible to feel lost … Continue reading
Decades of Marriage – The Second Ten Years
You’ve just celebrated your 10th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! Many couples don’t make it this far, so you must have learned some degree of communication skills to get you to this point. You are to be commended. Just about the time … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Parenting, Seasons of Life
Tagged Decades of Marriage, Raising Teens
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Yet Another Keeping It Real Post
We received a lot of response from our post last week about keeping it real. We heard that its helpful to hear about couples who have been married for decades and how they still have struggles. Not that you’re happy … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict, Forgiveness, Harsh Words, Keeping It Real
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Happy Hour
It’s time for our weekly specials you don’t want to miss. Use the weekend to catch up on some inspired reading to build your marriage. ChooseJoy365 The Tale Of A Week Long “For Read Friday”<<Our daughter does an outstanding job … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour
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Vintage Post – Ten Commandments For Better Communication
(First published on May 22, 2009) Communication is the foundation of all marriage relationships – the key is establishing a good and strong foundation that will support your relationship through all difficulties. Those who lack good communication skills find their … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Commandments for Marriage, communication, marriage
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Decades Of Marriage – The First Ten Years
A decade is a long time–ten years, to be exact and much happens in this span of time. Just consider the past ten years of your life? Where were you in 2006? How have you changed? How has your marriage … Continue reading
Ugh, Keeping It Real
It was a typical Sunday. We enjoyed our Morning at the church where we have been members since its inception in 1985. Afterwards we enjoyed catching up with friends in the lobby and then went to lunch. So far, … Continue reading
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Happy Hour
I’m very excited to share with you a couple of new blogs I’ve discovered this past week. The first is a woman and author named Ellen Gee, who has faced tremendous battles in her life. Through her blog and her … Continue reading
