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Category Archives: Growing Strong Marriages
Comfortable With The Quiet
How would you rate the quietness of your life on a scale of 1 – 10, with 1 being the goal? Here’s another way to ask the same question, if you were to spend an hour sitting in your favorite … Continue reading
Cultivating the Quiet In Your Marriage
This week we are delving into the deeps of cultivating the quiet in our minds, hearts and marriages. It may be something you’ve thought about often, or you may be venturing into unknown territory. Whatever the case, we believe this … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Priorities, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Aaron, Boredom, Gary Thomas, God, Israel, Lord, Moses, Waiting
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Happy Hour
This week we finished our first Half-Marathon Marriage Blogging Challenge to blog 13 days in October. It was a fun challenge where dozens of marriage blogs took part, which provided a wealth of great posts to read for any stage … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, The Gospel & Marriage
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On Bored
It’s amazing what a month without the noise of television will do. We’ve found we don’t miss it at all. We can watch movies here, but that’s it, and the choice is limited. In Gary Thomas’ book, Seeking The Face … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Boredom, Facebook, Gary Thomas, God, marriage, Pascal, Silence, Television
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Reflections On Our Time Away
Tom and I have been in the mountains of North Georgia since the beginning of the month. We’ve welcomed friends and family members, and another couple is due to arrive next week. It has been relaxing. It has been romantic. … Continue reading
Have I Disappointed You?
The other night Tom asked me if he had ever disappointed me. It was one of those questions that you can’t answer quickly. I thought for a moment and realized that in all honesty the only disappointments had come when … Continue reading
A Walk Through The Vineyard
I (Tom) am currently reading an excellent book by Mark and Grace Driscoll titled, Real Marriage – the truth about sex, friendship and life together. I highly recommend it. This morning I read about Song of Solomon 2:15 and “the … Continue reading
Fall Date Night Ideas
Thank you for following our 13 Fall Dates. We hope you’ve been inspired to try one or more of our ideas. This is one of the best times of year to rekindle the passion in your marriage. Happy Fall, Y’all! … Continue reading
Happy Hour
Since a half-marathon is 13.1 miles, we thought our half-marathon blogging challenge needed a .1 post. 🙂 Jolene Engle writes The Alabaster Jar marriage blog, and for the CMBA 1/2 Marathon Blogging Challenge she has been doing an amazing series … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, The Gospel & Marriage, Wives
Tagged Wives in the Bible
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Happy Hour
This week’s Special Blog of the Week is: One Flesh Marriage We have had the privilege to meet Brad and Kate in person. In fact, we had them over for dinner at our home when they were visiting Orlando. They … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, Spiritual Intimacy, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christian views on marriage, God, Jesus, marriage, Relationships, United States
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Have You Neglected This In Your Marriage?
Having Tom around all day everyday is great. His “Honey Do” list is actually getting shorter, and that’s a good thing. But it’s easy to take our time together for granted. I’ve noticed since he’s always here I don’t anticipate … Continue reading
Live Like There’s No Tomorrow
It’s Monday. Traditionally a day when those who go back to work or back to school let out a sigh, a moan or a prayer–depending on how much joy you derive from your lot in life. What if today–on this … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, Finding Joy, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Christianity, Creator deity, God, Health, Jesus, Joy in Living, Lord, Monday, Monday Blues, Religion and Spirituality
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Happy Hour
We’ve decided with our schedules being unpredictable as of late, to change the format of our weekly Happy Hour post. Instead of sharing one link from several marriage blogs, we’re going to begin sharing one or more posts from one … Continue reading
“‘Til Death Do Us Part”
I remember a conversation I had one afternoon with a single girlfriend of mine years ago. Somehow we got on the topic of eternity. She was asking me how I could stand the thought of losing Tom, since she knew … Continue reading
A Dream Come True
It has been years in the making, but Debi’s dream has finally come true. Together, we have sacrificed many things in the past twelve years, but it quickly became my dream to see her dream realized. She hesitated to post … Continue reading
New Calendar Tab
We wanted to let you know about a change we’ve made at The Romantic Vineyard. As many of you know each Monday we’ve provided a list of things happening in and around Orlando for the week. We’ve decided it would … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
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Measuring Marriage Maturity
The distance between a conflict and resolution is an indicator of the maturity of your marriage. Work on shortening this distance, and you will be on the road to growing your marriage in the right direction. How do you do … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, Christian, God, marriage, Relationships
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When Honesty Hurts
We all know that honesty is the best policy when it comes to business, social media, and acquaintances. But what about marriage? What if the words you need to say are going to hurt your spouse? Like confessing sins committed … Continue reading
Joy In The Rhythm of Life
It is 11p. as I’m writing this post. We’ve had a busy day going our separate ways, doing the things we need to do. Tom had doctors appointments, phone calls about business opportunities, and an after dinner get together with … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Joys, A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life
Tagged A Busy Day, Christian, God, Lord, marriage, Rhythm, Tea (meal)
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