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Category Archives: Husbands
Husband Appreciation Day
This day is specifically for husbands without children. Since fathers have Father’s Day, someone decided childless husbands needed their very own day too. We love to highlight all kinds of holidays, so this is one we had to share. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Easter, Holidays, honor, Husbands
Tagged Husband Appreciation Day, Romantic Easter Ideas
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Do You Know How To Dad?
Face it, a big part of marriage involves raising kids. They have a way of consuming all of our time and energy, if we let them. This is why priorities must be established in order to keep our marriages strong … Continue reading
Tom’s Letter To His Newlywed Self – Age 24
Going along with our focus from yesterday, I, (Tom), wanted a turn to write a letter to myself when we were first married from the vantage point of today, 34 years later. Dear Tom, I hear congratulations are in order. … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
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25+ Ways To Bless Your Spouse When You’re Expecting
There is nothing that changes the dynamic of your marriage so quickly as hearing these two words: We’re pregnant! Within days the morning sickness (or all day sickness, in some cases) kicks in and the wife is taken out of her … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Diapers, Toddlers & Romance, Oh My, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Husbands, Newlyweds, Parenting, Priorities, Roles In Marriage, Seasons of Life, Showing Honor, The Gospel & Marriage, Wives
Tagged Christ, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, marriage, Marriage and Pregnancy, Pregnancy, We're Expecting, Wife
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Does Your Wife Know All The Little Things You Love About Her?
This week we are joining the CMBA conversation with Paul Byerly of The Generous Husband blog. He shared the lyrics to a song that he heard on the radio titled Little Things, by One Direction. He ended his post by asking … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Husbands, Intimacy, Music, Romance, Romance in Marriage, romancing your wife
Tagged Arts, Little Things, Love song, Lyrics, Music, One Direction, Rock and Pop, YouTube
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What Jurassic Park Taught Me About Love
Every Thursday during the month of April, we are thrilled to have our son, Jason, guest blogging for us. We’ve given him creative license to write about whatever is on his mind and heart concerning marriage. We believe you’ll be … Continue reading
The Bachelor…Husband?
Today we’re thrilled to step aside as our son, Jason, shares what’s on his heart concerning marriage. We think you’ll enjoy his writing style as he is quite funny. There is no greater joy than realizing your children have caught … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Guest Post, humor, Husbands, Priorities
Tagged ABC News, Arts, Bachelor, marriage, Reality television, Relationships, Sean Lowe, The Bachelor, Wife
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A Daisy A Day
We talk a lot about the importance of doing little kindnesses for our spouse on a regular basis. We are encouraged to do this in the hopes it will become a life-long habit. I happened to remember one line of … Continue reading
Water Into Wine – Proverbs 20
We just spent a week in AZ where there is a light ordinance. Basically what this means is the street lights must point completely downward, and they cannot be detected from over 200 ft. away. It is great for stargazing, … Continue reading
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
Intoxicating Love
I had the privilege of attending a meeting yesterday for the men of our local church. One session was titled, “The Protection of Intoxicating Love,” and it was so practical I had to take the time to share it with you. … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Spontaneous Wins
This past Saturday it was time to say goodbye yet again to our daughter, our son-in-law and our two grandchildren. They had been visiting from Atlanta, (still a very strange concept for me) for over a week, and we had … Continue reading
11 Things You Won’t Learn In School About Marriage
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
Mark Your Calendar
Welcome to 2011. As husbands and wives, it’s a fresh start. For God it’s simply one more day in the life He’s called us to faithfully live. He has a plan for every day, and as married couples He has … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Date Night Ideas, Husbands, Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive)
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Husbands…Love!
Concerning the husband’s responsibility to love his wife, J. R. Miller offers these thoughts: “Each member of the household has a part in the family life and fullest happiness and blessedness of the home can be attained only when each … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Husbands
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Where You Lead
We recently heard of a husband who was offered a job in a foreign country. When he called his wife to tell her of the opportunity he was certain she would say no, and he told her that he would … Continue reading
Never Be Out Of Season
Seasons come and seasons go. Some seasons seem busier and more hectic than others. Life can come at you fast. Husbands, how can we help to care for our wife during the busy seasons of her life? Here are a … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Husbands, romancing your wife, Romantic Ideas, Spiritual Intimacy
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Freebie Friday – Timely Advice
Since Christmas is only 6 weeks away we thought it would be a great Freebie reminder to watch this hilarious video! Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted in Forgiveness, Freebie Friday, humor, Husbands
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Study Your Spouse
Studying often connotes pressure, exams and academic demands to perform. This is not that kind of study. What I’m talking about is the most satisfying and rewarding type of study – that of knowing the one with whom you’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Husbands, Purpose, Romance
Tagged Marriage assessment, marriage quiz
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The Romantic Vineyard 