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Little Messages
Mother’s Day was yesterday. It was a fun day, but our daughter and family, who live in Atlanta were greatly missed. I don’t think I’ll ever adjust to the distance between us, yet God in His kindness took thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
Tagged Armed Forces Day, Atlanta, Bok Tower Gardens, Dahlia, God, Lake Wales Florida, Mother's Day, Sunday
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Mark Your Calendar
♥ Things To Do In Orlando ♥ Cinco de Mayo is this coming Saturday. We offered a list of things to do to make this Mexican holiday romantic last year. Check them out HERE. CENTRAL Harry P. Leu Gardens presents Date … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night Ideas, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
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Looking Back
I have kept a journal for 23 years. I am on my 52nd volume, which is a serious amount of talking I have spared my husband. 🙂 It has served as my way to think through the difficulties of life. … Continue reading
Marriage, Interrupted
Have you ever felt like your plans to do something was interrupted, like when a news broadcaster would break into your favorite TV show? “We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the latest news…” As a kid I … Continue reading
Life Saver or Life Taker
I got a text from my daughter in Atlanta today with a chilling report; Bradley, our two year old grandson nearly choked on a life saver during worship at their church. Tracy looked at him and noticed his lips were … Continue reading
Éirinn go Brách
Translated the above title means Ireland Forever. In 1996 we were privileged to visit Ireland. It was one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. We thought we knew what the color green was, but honestly, you haven’t … Continue reading
Romantic Orlando: Sunrise – Sunset
Living in Florida we have an advantage over every other state in the union; we have an east coast and a west coast. This gave us an idea for a unique date day; we have yet to do it because of … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night Ideas, Daytime Dates, Fun Dates, Orlando Date Ideas, Outdoor Dates, Romantic Orlando, Sunrise Dates, Sunset Dates, Testimonies, Unique Dates
Tagged Alligator Alley, Atlantic Ocean, Clearwater Beach, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Homosassa Springs State Park, Lake Eustis, State park, Stetson University, Weeki Wachee
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Dinner Date Dilemma
Have you ever had one of those nights where neither of you have a preference for where to eat out, so no one can decide? We certainly have, and we’ve learned it’s best to have a plan. We’ve recently discovered … Continue reading
How Are You at Reckoning
Our time away is nearly over. It has been good to pull away, to talk, to be silent, to shop, to laugh, to sleep, to…well, you get the idea. It has been good {period}. 🙂 We were driving today from … Continue reading
Backwards Date Night Idea
This year on Valentines Day we did something we’ve never done before–we had a backwards date night. Here’s how it works: Write your love a invitation backwards so they have to use a mirror to read what you’ve written. Tell … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Dates, Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Dinner Dates, Orlando Date Ideas, Unique Dates
Tagged Cake, Cook, Dessert, Home, Hors d'oeuvre, Main course, Salad, valentine day
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A Presidential Love Story.
Today is a day known mostly as one where schools are closed, and where great sales are taking place in various stores. Other than that, it’s just another day on the calendar. But we wanted to share with you something … Continue reading
What Your Shopping Cart Says About You
As Tom and I were leaving Costco recently, the check-out clerk commented he wanted to come to our house simply based on what we were buying. It made us laugh as we realized how different seasons require different purchases from … Continue reading
Romantic Orlando – West Orange Bike Trail
We had the opportunity to spend an afternoon bike riding together on the West Orange Trail in West Orange County. It was a beautiful day, and the cost was minimal thanks to a Living Social Deal. We pedaled for 12 … Continue reading
How Are You?
I am often stumped by this simple question – how are you? I have to stop and actually think about how I am doing before I answer. I used to answer a quick, “fine and you?” But I can no … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Date Night Ideas, Growing Strong Marriages, Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bok Tower Gardens, date nights, Fun Dates, God, Honesty in Relationships, King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Orlando Magic, Rollins College
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A Fresh Start – With A Limp
We’ve enjoyed our week off, but like most vacations we found ourselves missing our daily interactions with you. We pray you’ve enjoyed celebrating Christmas and New Year’s with your spouse, family and close friends. Our emotions are mixed about so … Continue reading
Romantic Orlando – Antonio’s Italian Cafe and Market
Our next offering in our Romantic Orlando series is one of the places we frequent on our weekly Monday date nights. Antonio’s Italian Cafe and Market. Antonio’s has been in business in the city of Maitland, since 1989. It has … Continue reading
A Heart To Bless
Our B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Contest has proved to be our best contest ever. Thank you to all who took the time to share with us your stories and your heart to bless your spouse for Christmas. We wish we could … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, Date Night Ideas, Holidays, Mark Your Calendars (time sensitive), Orlando Date Ideas
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Day, God, Holidays, Home, Jesus, New Year
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B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway Announcement!
A generous donor has given us a B.I.G. Christmas Giveaway to offer you – our readers! We are very excited to share with you the details, and we hope you’ll be as excited to enter to win. This would be … Continue reading
Romantic Orlando – Yellow Dog Eats Bistro
There is a little town to the south and west of Orlando called Gotha. It was established in 1879 by a German Immigrant who named the town after his home town of Gotha, Germany. If you didn’t know it was … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night Ideas, Dinner Dates, Orlando Date Ideas, Romantic Orlando
Tagged Facebook, Germany, Gotha, Orlando, Orlando Florida
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Whom God Has Made You To Be
First of all, we are changing the name of our Monday posts. It will be relevant to what we are posting about, but will still include our weekly “Mark Your Calendar” information. Thanksgiving has come and gone for another year. … Continue reading
The Romantic Vineyard 