Category Archives: Contests

First Place Winner!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Tom and Debi

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 →

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2nd Place Winner

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Tom and Debi

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 →

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3rd Place Winner

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Tom and Debi

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 →

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My Wife

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Tom Walter

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 →

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A Heart To Bless

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Debi Walter

Our B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Contest has proved to be our best contest ever. Thank you to all who took the time to share with us your stories and your heart to bless your spouse for Christmas. We wish we could … Continue reading →

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B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Announcement!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Tom and Debi

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 →

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Why Voting For The Top 10 Marriage Blog List Matters

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Tom and Debi

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 →

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The Christmas Cottage

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Tom Walter

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 →

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Don’t Miss The Good Part

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Debi Walter

It is the last day of November. Tomorrow, like it or not, the Christmas season will be in high gear. I love to decorate our home for Christmas. In fact, I love to decorate our house for all the seasons … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Debi Walter

Having been on vacation this past week we haven’t read other blogs to give them our weekly blog love.  However, our monthly Here’s To Us Challenge is the twelfth – two days away.  So we ask you to take some … Continue reading →

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Fragrant Aroma – Winning

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Debi Walter

My friends all tease me.  Even my family joins in the fun.  They say they can’t believe it happened AGAIN?!?  This is in response to the following announcement I’ve made often: “I won!” It’s true.  I love to enter contests … Continue reading →

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Here’s To You!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Debi Walter

Last night as Tom and I were reading the entries for our Here’s To Us Challenge, we were quite affected by your special moments.  It became our moment to celebrate.  I happened to have some fresh strawberries and some chocolate … Continue reading →

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We Have A Winner!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Debi Walter

  First of all, we want to thank you ALL for taking part in this challenge.  By the stories shared, it’s obvious to see you’re getting it!  You are noticing those everyday moments and pausing long enough to enjoy them.  … Continue reading →

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A Fragrant Aroma – Orange Blossoms

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Debi Walter

  I had a moment this past week, which was an unexpected blessing.  We had been at a friend’s home celebrating the engagement of their daughter.  The sun had set as we were gathering our things to leave.  Opening the … Continue reading →

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Slices

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Tom and Debi

First of all, we must announce our winner for this month’s Here’s To Us Challenge – it’s… Sharon O. She has been busy taking care of her husband who had shoulder surgery last month.  She says:  “I am not a … Continue reading →

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Here’s To Us Challenge – Part 2

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Debi Walter

This is the second month of our Here’s To Us Challenge.  It’s a year long event where we purpose to find one special something to celebrate each month as husband and wife!  Tom and I are celebrating the end of … Continue reading →

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11 Things You Won’t Learn In School About Marriage

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Tom and Debi

We have a winner for our first monthly “Here’s To Us”  Challenge.  Thank you all for participating – some entered by commenting to our post.  Others entered by commenting on Facebook.  We will add the Facebook comments on yesterday’s post, … Continue reading →

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“Here’s To Us” Challenge

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Tomorrow is the 12th – the day we have our monthly giveaway.  But we’ve decided to change how we run the contest in 2011. We want to give you an opportunity to celebrate the special moments so often missed.  Last … Continue reading →

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Another Award – Happy New Year

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Tom and Debi

Yesterday we discovered Paul Byerly, of The Generous Husband, picked The Romantic Vineyard to be included on his first list (maybe annual) Hot Marriage Blogs for 2010.  While this is solely his opinion, we find it quite the commendation since … Continue reading →

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Voting Ends Today!

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Debi Walter

We haven’t talked too much about the Top 10 Marriage Blog nomination because the Bible says clearly “let another praise you and not your own mouth.”  But we do want to communicate the effect being named on such a list … Continue reading →

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