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Category Archives: Romance in Marriage
Vintage Post—Valentine’s Hype or Help?
Today’s post was originally shared in 2013, but the message is just as important today. I can’t count the number of couples I talk to who choose not to celebrate Valentine’s Day. They say it’s just another day where Hallmark, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Holidays, Romance in Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged Valentine's Day Ideas
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Give Thought to and Thanks for your Marriage
Life is busy. We wake up on Monday morning and hit the ground running. It is easy in the busyness to forget that which is of most importance—our relationship. The holidays are here; Thanksgiving is next week for goodness sake! … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage, Thankfulness, thanksgiving
Tagged Husband, Romantic Thanksgiving Ideas, Wife
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Why Romance Matters
Our blog is called The Romantic Vineyard, so naturally romance is a key focus of ours. But romance can’t take the place of being intentional in growing your marriage for the purpose God designed. Marriage between and husband and wife … Continue reading
Presidents’ Quotes About Their Wives
It is Presidents’ Day in our country which falls around Washington’s (2/19) and Lincoln’s (2/12) birthdays every year. We love good quotes that inspire our own thoughts towards our spouse. And here are some excellent words penned by various presidents … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Encouraging Your Spouse, Holidays, Romance in Marriage, Showing Honor
Tagged Honoring your spouse, Library of Congress, Love Quotes, Presidents’ Day
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Valentine’s Day Blessing
Driving home today was stressful as Interstate driving usually is. We saw truck drivers weaving in and out of lanes as if they were Nascar drivers. It was alarming and revealing. I’ve never paid attention to truck drivers—the ones who … Continue reading
Posted in Cherishing, Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged Gratitude, interstate driving g, truck drivers, Valentine's Day Ideas
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Surprise Challenge
Have you considered the blessing there is in surprise? Our lives are normally predictable which can translate to boring. The longer you’ve been married the more likely your relationship is mundane or heading that way. Our special needs 3 year … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Cherish, Christian Marriage, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas
Tagged surprise, Surprising your spouse
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Like A Fine Wine—Marriage Needs Time to Deepen
Time. Time ticks away the days. Some days can’t pass fast enough. Others you wish you could make them last forever. Our time spent away together was the latter—It was restful, beautiful and full of good food and God’s blessing.. … Continue reading
364
What is so special about this number? It’s how many days that fall between this Valentine’s Day and next Valentine’s Day. We have 364 more opportunities to let our spouse know how much they mean to us. In case you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy, Romance in Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged 364, Let’s Do This, Romance in Marriage, Valentine's Day
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10 Habits of Highly Romantic Couples
Romance is simply thinking of your spouse above all others when it comes to time, attention, generosity and kindness. Your spouse should never feel that they come in second place to your other priorities. Of course there are seasons when … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Romance in Marriage
Tagged Date Night Ideas, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Habits
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10 Ways To Avoid Cabin Fever
Cabin fever is the term used for those who can’t leave their house. In our current crisis brought on by COVID-19, we must be smart and prepare. However, that doesn’t mean we have to forego pursuing our spouse. In fact, … Continue reading
Vintage Post – Stirring The Embersi
(Originally posted on June 22, 2009) Flirting can be a sinful way for singles to draw attention to themselves with the opposite sex. We are warned repeatedly in scripture not to practice such things! However, if you’re married – have … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage
Tagged Flirting with your spouse, marriage
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Decluttering Discovery
As we’ve mentioned we are decluttering our house. Every closet, every drawer, every cabinet is being organized and it feels amazing. If clutter were measured in pounds I think we’ve lost at least 100 pounds. Yes! I must tell you, … Continue reading
Road Trip Romance
Tom and I find ourselves on the road a lot these days. We are heading home today after two weeks visiting our kids and some friends. 2500 miles accumulated on the odometer and hours of time to talk. We’ve discovered … Continue reading
Five Friday Favorites – Lovin’ Summer Dates
“Summer lovin’ had me a blast Summer lovin’ went by so fast.” These are paraphrased lyrics from a popular song in the musical, Grease. And it’s the inspiration for today’s Friday Favorites. The lazy days of Summer go by fast, … Continue reading
Making Up For Lost Time
When was the last time you planned something your spouse wasn’t expecting? Since Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow night, why not think of a way to surprise them this weekend as a way of making up for lost time. 🙂 … Continue reading
Posted in Romance in Marriage, romancing your spouse, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Daylight Saving Time, Making Up for Lost Time, Time management
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Happy Hour
We haven’t shared some of our favorites in a while. So this week we’re focusing on Fall Date Ideas we’ve come across. Enjoy… Les and Leslie Parrot 10 Romantic Fall Dates With Your Spouse 10 Cool Weather Ideas To Warm … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Date Night Ideas, Happy Hour, Romance in Marriage
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Flowers Tell A Story
I love flowers–all kinds. My photo library is filled with them. They make me happy, and none more so that when they are growing in the dirt. God puts them on display everyday for our enjoyment and they’re breathtaking if … Continue reading
10 Questions for Oldyweds About Romance
You’re most likely familiar with the Newlywed Game. It’s where couples married under a year are asked questions separately to see how well they know each other. Paul Byerly has challenged Christian Marriage Bloggers to post 10 questions about any topic … Continue reading
20 Practical Romantic Resolutions For The Unromantic Husband
Here we are at the start of a new year and everyone either embraces resolutions or runs from them as fast as they can. I get that. It seems resolutions set us up to fail, especially when what we set … Continue reading
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