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Category Archives: Growing Strong Marriages
What Does A Healthy Marriage Look Like?
This sounds like a simple question, but if it was then there would be a lot more healthy marriages then there are! Winston Smith with Christian Counseling Education Foundation shares a short video (4 minutes) in answer to this question: … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage, The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged Fruit, God, marriage, North Carolina, relationship, Religion and Spirituality, Vine, Winston Smith
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Our First Priority
The Romantic Vineyard is dedicated to helping marriages grow for God’s glory. Year after year life changes, yet our vows remain. Regardless of economies or changing seasons we are one flesh for better or for worse. We are committed to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Family, God, Home, marriage, Parent, relationship, Romance
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Happy Hour
It’s the weekend, and we are going on Papa and Nana Duty for the next week. 🙂 Our son and daughter-in-love are going away to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. This time for them is the first since their honeymoon, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour
Tagged Christian, Divorce, Don't Touch Me, God, Husband, marriage, relationship, This Post
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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 18
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.” – Proverbs 18:10 On Monday we received a text message from our daughter who lives in Atlanta. The storms (remnants of Lee) … Continue reading
Posted in Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage, Water Into Wine, Weekly Series
Tagged Atlanta, Christ, GA, God, Labor Day, Lord, marriage, Storm, Tornado in Woodstock, Wisdom
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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 17
Photo Credit: Huffington Post “The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.” Proverbe 17:14 Webster’s 1828 Dictionary is the resource we turn to in order to define Biblical terms. Noah Webster … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Bible, Christ, Flood, God, Hurricane Irene, marriage, Noah Webster, relationship
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Romance Isn’t Always Romantic
We recently visited our good friends in Charlotte, N.C. who sadly moved there the end of last year. We still haven’t adjusted to life without them in Orlando. This visit was our first to see them in their new home. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance, Romance in Marriage, The Gospel & Marriage, The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged God, Grape, Laurel Gray Vineyard, marriage, North Carolina Vineyards, Raffalini Vineyard, Shadow Springs Vineyard, United States, Vine, Vine training, Vineyard, Wine
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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 16
The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:21,24 Last week we began talking about anger and it’s effect … Continue reading
How To Encourage When Facing Discouraging Times
This is a hard one for many couples. Especially if the discouraging times are affecting you both. But. We mustn’t forget the third person in our marriage – the Lord. He is capable of lifting our spirits out of the … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Meet The Cowan’s
You may remember a video clip we shared with you back in February of 2010 of an elderly couple playing a beautiful grand piano in the atrium of The Mayo Clinic. Or perhaps you have seen it for yourself on … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies
Tagged Marlow and Frances Cowan, Mayo Clinic, Music video, Piano
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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 15
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” – Proverbs 15:1 If there has ever been one verse to perfectly capture my husband’s heart for life, marriage and parenting – it would be this verse. He … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage, Water Into Wine, Weekly Series
Tagged Book of Proverbs, Christ, God, Heart, Lord, marriage, relationship, Wisdom
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Feeling Down In The Valley?
There is something about a vineyard that holds a charm for us like no other place in the world. We have had the privilege of visiting vineyards in France, Canada and our own Napa Valley. Each one has perfected a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Purpose, The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged Canada, France, Fruit, God, marriage, Napa Valley AVA, Valley Vineyards, Vineyard, Wine
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A Fragrant Aroma – Our 7 Links Challenge
We want to thank Janine Ripper, of the Reflections From A Redhead blog for inviting us to take part in the 7 Links Challenge as hosted on @tripbase. The idea is to post 7 links according to their preset categories. Since … Continue reading
Water Into Wine – Proverbs 14
“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.” Proverbs 14:4 This verse makes us smile every time we read it. God is saying if you want to bear much … Continue reading
Rainbow’s End Date Night
We’ve all heard of it – the ‘pot o’ gold’ waiting to be claimed at the end of the rainbow. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were possible to travel to such a place to find our heart’s desire? With … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Dates, D.R.A.B., Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Difficulty, Fun Dates, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas, Unique Dates
Tagged Color, Over the Rainbow, Popsicle, pot of gold, Rainbow's End, Roy G. Biv, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Yarn
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Happy Hour
So, here are the posts of other marriage bloggers which stood out as “special” to us. Take some time over the weekend to read and enjoy. @Awesome Husbands 100 Ways To Love Your Wife – a new blog we are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Date Night Ideas, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour
Tagged Christ, Christian, God, Husband, marriage, relationship, Romance, This Post
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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 13
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Proverbs 13:20 For as long as I can remember, it has been Tom’s goal in our marriage to pursue relationships with whom we respect … Continue reading
What Does A Healthy Marriage Look Like?
School is about to begin and many parents are rushing to have their children’s annual Health Examination with a qualified doctor. It is good to have regular check-ups in order to evaluate our body – to determine what’s healthy and … Continue reading
The “IF” Factor
“IF” is a small word which holds a powerful punch. In fact it is capable of holding many spouses hostage by it’s accusations. If only I hadn’t done such and such. What if this had happened instead of THIS? Think … Continue reading
Top 10 Reasons We Blog
Ah, We’ve made it to the end of our first ever Ultimate Blog Challenge, and it has been a whirlwind of a ride. It wasn’t as hard as we anticipated, and we learned so much along the way, not to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Purpose, The Romantic Vineyard
Tagged Christ, Christ Jesus, Christian Church, Divine grace, God, Jesus, Lord, marriage
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