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Category Archives: Christian Marriage
Romantic Winds Are Blowing Your Way For Valentines Day
**Don’t miss your chance to enter the incredible Valentine Giveaway at the bottom of this post and to check out more ideas from the sponsors of the giveaway.** I love the opening scene in Mary Poppins where the wind changes … Continue reading
Needed Nuggets Of Wisdom From A Marriage Of 55 Years
My ears perked up when I heard her say, “We just celebrated our 55th anniversary and you know how we got here?” I was compelled to listen intently. Charlotte loves Jesus. Her husband, Rocko, loves him too. They both serve … Continue reading
Happy Hour – #73
Normally our Happy Hour posts include lots of links to other marriage blogs we believe are worth your time to read and apply in your marriage. But today we are featuring only one post, and it’s not from a marriage … Continue reading
When You’re Not Living Your Happily Ever After
Face it. Most of us married with rose-colored glasses on. We expected our love would carry us through whatever storms life sent our way. But.life.is.hard. Tom and I married when I was only 19 and he was 24. I moved … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Parenting, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage, Troubled Marriage
Tagged Natalie Grant, No Happily Ever After, Troubled Marriage, When I Leave The Room
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How To Make It A Valentine’s Day He Won’t Forget
Today’s post was featured on the Engaged Marriage blog… Valentine’s Day – Do you have plans? Or do you plan NOT to plan? Sadly, I’ve heard many couples who have chosen to ignore this day because they don’t like the … Continue reading
Which Key Is The Right Key?
On our two posts this week we asked the question–what is the key to a happy marriage.The answers were as varied as the people/marriages answering the question. So which key is the right key? Trust Love Respect Communication Commitment Forgiveness … Continue reading
Happy Is As Happy Does
Are you happy in your marriage? I’m not talking about being free from trouble or having an absence of problems, that hardly ever happens in any relationship. I’m talking about being happy IN your marriage. Happy is defined as feeling … Continue reading
Happy.Wives.Club
I remember a few years ago when I first discovered Fawn Weaver’s excellent website– Happy Wives Club. It was simple and focused on one goal–to find one million happy wives worldwide. She was tired of hearing women tear down their husbands … Continue reading
Top Ten Marriage Moments Worth Remembering from 2013
Everyone has heard of a Top Ten List. David Letterman is famous for his list covering all sorts of topics each night of the week. Most large cities come up with a Top Ten List of great places to visit … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Facebook, marriage, Relationships, Top Ten List, Top Ten Marriage Moments Worth Remembering
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It Matters
How well do you watch your words when you’re around your children, your friends? Do they hear you talk down to your spouse? Do they hear you react to a request or question? If so, you’re like the majority of … Continue reading
Tired But Happy
It’s a week before Christmas, and our house is busy, busy, busy–wiping noses, changing diapers, playing crash, coloring, blowing bubbles and such. All 6 of our grandchildren are here through Christmas–yea! We have gingerbread houses to decorate, cookies to bake, … Continue reading
If Marriage Had A Fountain Of Youth
I remember as a child hearing of Ponce de Leon’s pursuit of The Fountain Of Youth. It was said to be somewhere in Florida, and it was told he spent his life trying to find it. But he never did … Continue reading
Choosing The Best This Christmas Season
Today would have been my Dad’s 91st Birthday. My Mom died nearly a year ago on December 15th. Needless to say, this has been an emotional month for me–beginning Thanksgiving week. Tom has spent lots of time comforting and holding … Continue reading
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‘Twas A Christmas To Remember
I’ve written the following poem for your enjoyment, but in addition, we believe it displays a possible reason many who read our blog struggle to romance their spouse in big and special ways. However, romance is much more than the … Continue reading
Giving Thanks To Whom?
Have you noticed how thankful people are this time of year? It used to be refreshing to hear people actually thanking God for His many blessings in their lives. But there has been a subtle change that I’ve noticed. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Holidays
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Happy Hour – #72
I haven’t had a lot of time lately to peruse other marriage blogs. I’ve been focused on entering back into my real world, which has put the computer literally in the back seat of my mind. I must say it … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Happy Hour
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Do You Differ or Defer?
It’s amazing to me how often the Lord will get my attention by defining two words. One is usually what I should be doing, and the other is what I tend to do left to myself. Case in point: Differ … Continue reading
Manipulating Motives
Our pastor often asks the question, “Why do you do the things you do, and who do you do them for?” It’s a great question to help discover what motivates you in the mundane of everyday life. But have you ever … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict
Tagged Advice, CCEF, Ed Welch, Forgiveness, Human, Love, Manipulating motives, marriage, Question, Relationships, Who Cares About Motives
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5 Years In Review…
Today is our 5th Blogiversary, and it’s hard to believe. We want to share with you what God as well as share some of our stats with you. Total Posts – 1282 (that’s an average of 4.9 posts a week) … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage
Tagged 5 Years In Review, 5th blogiversary, Banner Elk, Banner Elk North Carolina, Friends, God, marriage, Relationships, Romance
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A Secret Shared After 58 Years Of Marriage
We had lunch on Sunday with dear friends of ours, Jerry and Shirley Corbett. In September they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. It’s obvious they love each other, they enjoy being together, and they love God more today than they … Continue reading
