Category Archives: Holidays

Mark Your Calendar

Today we are doing something completely different for Labor Day – we are having a couple stay with us whom we have never met in person.  We are quite excited as this couple has been instrumental in helping us grow … Continue reading

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Happy Hour

With it being Labor Day weekend, we wanted to provide you with a great list of marriage blogs we love and their recent posts which stood out to us as SPECIAL. These couples have worked hard to help our marriages … Continue reading

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Happy 4th of July

What are your plans today?  Still not sure?  We have some romantic ideas you may want to check out in the Husbands Only and Wives Only section of the blog.  After today you may still want to plan a romantic … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day

As a special treat to all the Dads out there, we want to direct your attention to an excellent article featured on the Counseling Solutions website.  It’s easy for life to overrun our lives and we forget our raisin.  Not … Continue reading

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Romantic Deployment

The title is a bit intriguing, even for a Memorial Day post, but it is purposeful as you’ll see in this unusually long post.  We pray you’ll take the time to read it in its entirety.  Today we want to … Continue reading

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Cinco de Mayo Rezar

Yes, today is Cinco de Mayo where the Mexican’s celebrate their victory over the French army which took place in 1862.  It also happens to be the National Day of Prayer (Rezar) Why not combine the two by praying purposefully … Continue reading

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He Is Risen!

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What Is The Gospel?

And what does it have to do with my marriage?  Everything, that is if you’re a Christian. This is the week when the Gospel is front and center in the mind of every believer.  It is Easter week, and we … Continue reading

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Slices

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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Love Songs In The Air

Music has a way of communicating heart-to-heart in a way no other venue does.  The words tell of our deepest emotions and when set to music the words somehow find a place of quiet rest in the heart of the … Continue reading

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Another Award – Happy New Year

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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Our Gift To You!

We discovered this video by The Florin Street Band.  It depicts the beauty of the Christmas season in such a heartwarming way we had to share it with you.  The song lasts a little over 4 minutes, but is worth … Continue reading

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Make Time to Take Time

This is the Eve of Christmas Eve.  We are always looking for ways to make the most of our time together with friends and family, but more often than not, the day passes without any real or meaningful conversation.  It … Continue reading

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Mark Your Christmas

Each year Christmas arrives right on time – it doesn’t matter if you’re ready; it doesn’t matter if you’re finished with all your shopping.  It comes on December 25th, and it’s about the only day most stores are closed. I … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

Thanksgiving is over, and the Christmas season is in full swing.  The older we get the faster the time between these two holidays seems to pass.  All the more reason to plan a date night with your spouse.  Sure, family … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks For You!

It’s Thanksgiving Day. Debi and I want to wish you and your spouse a day filled with good food, great conversation, and special memories.  We thank you for being a regular part of The Romantic Vineyard, for commenting on posts … Continue reading

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Eyes on Thee, Not Me

Why is it one can see, hear and smell better in the mountains?  It just seems everything is crystal clear from this vantage point.  And this week is no exception. We are spending this week away with our family in … Continue reading

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Fragrant Aroma: Fresh Breezes

This week we are doing something we haven’t done before – we are packing up all our children and grandchildren and heading north to the mountains for Thanksgiving.  We are more than excited and for so many reasons: This is … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

Now is the time to start thinking about the next six weeks in earnest.  The Christmas holidays will following Thanksgiving, which is only a week away.  If we’re not careful to plan, the time will be spent on things that … Continue reading

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Veterans Day – Letters Home

Today would normally be our “Meekness” post, but we’ll forgo that until tomorrow.   Something far more important is drawing us.  It’s Veterans Day.  A day set aside to honor those who have served or are serving our country for … Continue reading

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