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Keeping It Real–Worth The Effort
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love parties. I love holidays. I love surprises. I love celebrations. Since Tom has retired it makes it very difficult to surprise him. He is almost always home when I’m home. … Continue reading
Making Time For Romance When Life Is Too Busy
There are times in marriage when life is too busy to focus on romance, and it’s okay. There are lots of ways to appreciate your spouse and to help your romantic love grow during such seasons. But you might not … Continue reading
It’s The Little Things
Romance. It means so many different things to different people. Some love to give and receive gifts. Some love to hear little words of affirmation. Still others enjoy surprising acts of kindness. Whatever your love language or your spouse’s–you should … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Allen, Christianity, God, Little Things, One Direction, Romance in Marriage
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Romance 101 from the Huxtables
Today we have a treat for you. I was on the computer last night when I happened to see that J with the Hot, Holy and Humorous blog had just uploaded a video from The Cosby Show. I was the … Continue reading
Part 3 – What Pressure Reveals
This is Part 3 of our series titled, Diapers, Toddlers & Romance, Oh My, where we are talking about how to keep the home fires burning in the midst of raising a family. We have talked so far about the issue of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christianity, English Standard Version, Evangelism, God, Jesus, Parenting, Religion and Spirituality, Romance in Marriage, Sin
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Part 2 – We’re Exhausted
This is Part 2 of our series titled, Diapers, Toddlers & Romance, Oh My, where we are talking about how to keep the home fires burning in the midst of raising a family. Yesterday we began by talking about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Divine grace, English Standard Version, Epistle to the Philippians, God, Lord, marriage, Parenting, Romance in Marriage, Second Epistle to the Corinthians
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Part 1 – I’m Exhausted
It’s amazing how much energy is required to raise a family, yet with each baby that’s born time doesn’t slow down. It marches on whether you’re in step or not. How can a couple continue to make the most of … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, Christ, English Standard Version, Epistle to the Philippians, Exhausted parents, God, Husband, marriage, Parents of Toddlers, Romance in Marriage, Wife
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A New Week – A New Series
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a series, so we thought we’d offer a new one for you beginning tomorrow. The inspiration for this series was Debi spending 2 1/2 weeks with our daughter’s family following the birth of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Babies and Toddlers, Christmas, Christmas in July, Friday, Holiday, July, Romance, Romance in Marriage, Santa, Santa Claus, Shopping
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Surprise Bedroom Check
Stand up and walk away from the computer. Go directly to your master bedroom and measure how it looks. Next take our poll. Don’t worry you can be honest, the results are completely anonymous, but we believe this will inspire … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Don’t Flip When Romance Flops
Our pastor tells us often what people remember most about his Sunday messages is when he shares a personal story of how he’s messed up. For some reason people resonate and find encouragement through the failures of others. Not in … Continue reading
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Tagged flip-flop, God, Health, laughter, Relationships, Romance, Sandal, Shoe
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10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard – Complete List + One More
As a help in referencing back to our most recent series – we’ve compiled this post with all the links in one place. We pray you find it helpful: Hindrance #1 – Unconfessed Sin Hindrance #2 – Unrealistic Expectations Hindrance … Continue reading
So-So!
This describes my mood lately. It is so-so. If I let my mind follow my feelings I’m afraid I would spiral downward. Why the melancholy mood? Mainly because my daughter is moving the end of this month to Georgia. … Continue reading
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10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#10 – Critical Judgments Today marks our final hindrance to cultivating a romantic vineyard, and it is so common many couples may not even realize how this is effecting their marriage. Critical judgments as opposed to charitable judgments are like … Continue reading
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10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#9 – Busyness A few years ago Tom took me away for a romantic night alone without the kids. It was an unexpected blessing, but he made a few stipulations as we were driving away from home. “Here’s the … Continue reading
10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#8 – Friendships Can you imagine a vineyard owner who worked hard all year to produce great wine that he never enjoyed himself? He painstakingly goes through all the necessary steps to make a great product and gives it all … Continue reading
10 Hindrances to Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#7 – Selfishness In a Vineyard it is imperative that everyone do the job they are called to do, as well as help out others when they are under pressure or falling behind. This is necessary for the obvious reason … Continue reading
10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#6 – The Laziness Beast There are two kinds of lazy. The first is one who appears very busy, but never has time to do the things of most importance. They constantly put off romance simply because the schedule is … Continue reading
10 Hindrances To Cultivating A Romantic Vineyard
#5 – Wrong Motives We’ve all done it. It’s our human nature to want to look good. When we look good we feel good, or so we think. That is until someone comes along (many times it’s our spouse) and … Continue reading
10 Hindrances To Cultivating a Romantic Vineyard
#4 – Financial Pressure In keeping a vineyard it takes money to make money. The owner has to continually invest in the process or risk losing everything. As a former business owner I am well aware of the pressure … Continue reading
The Romantic Vineyard 