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Category Archives: Romance in Marriage
Love Songs With A Message
If you’ve read our blog for long, you know that I absolutely love music, especially when the song has a deep meaning worth pondering. Worship is the best for touching the heart in a way no other music can, because … Continue reading
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Fresh Breezes Are Blowing…
We’ve had a welcomed change in temperature here in Orlando, and I must admit it feels good. We’ve already had a few weeks where the temps climbed into the 90’s, which is way too early for Spring in FL. Summer … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Romance in Marriage, Sheer curtains blowing in wind
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Plan Some Green Romance
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, and it’s a Friday. Why not make some special plans for your sweetie on this Irish holiday? Wear green all over and all under Make a traditional Irish meal together–Corned Beef and Cabbage or the … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Dates, Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Romance in Marriage, Unique Dates
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Vintage Week – Cultivating Romance
A beautiful garden doesn’t come together and look great all by itself. It takes planning, plowing, digging and planting. It takes watering, weeding and pruning. And it takes harvesting and reseeding to keep the crops coming back year after year. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance in Marriage
Tagged Marriage Garden, Romance in Marriage, Song of Solomon 4
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#MCM – Man Crush Mondays
Every Monday social media is hit with photos of ladies showing off the man with whom they have a crush. It got me thinking about how much I still have a crush on the man I said “Yes” to 37 … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Romance in Marriage, romancing your husband, Romantic Ideas, Showing Honor
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A Fall Bucket List For Two – Engaged Marriage
Engaged Marriage – Dustin has been hosting this marriage blog for years, and he has quite the tools to help your marriage grow stronger. I am grateful for the opportunity he’s given me to be a regular guest blogger on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Fun Dates, I.Heart.List, Romance, Romance in Marriage, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Bucket List, Dustin with Engaged Marriage, Fall Date Ideas
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Stretching Our Romantic Muscles – A 21 Day Challenge
I’ve been doing something consistently that I had all but given up ever doing again. I started exercising. For those of you who have always been physically active you can’t possibly understand what I’m talking about. It is a way … Continue reading
Peeking In Your Bedroom
No, it’s not what you think. What I’m talking about is something to help you and your marriage. It’s not difficult to do and you don’t need to study to figure out how to do it. All you have to … Continue reading
Everyday Romance – Life Giving Words
Today’s idea was founded centuries ago when men of old were writing letters of encouragement to other brothers and sisters in Christ. What they didn’t know was how the Holy Spirit was infusing every Word with the life-giving power of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Encouraging Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, Holidays, Love is, Romance in Marriage, romancing your spouse, Romantic Ideas, Spiritual Intimacy, The Gospel & Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, Encourage Your Spouse, Holy Bible, marriage, Valentine's Day Ideas
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Everyday Romance – How Sweet It Is
Today’s idea is another one that is easy to do, but will hopefully leave a lasting impression on your spouse’s mind and heart. Have you ever thought about the names of the candies sold in stores? They provide a great … Continue reading
Everyday Romance – Remember When
Today’s challenge is short and sweet–Find a picture from one of your favorite times together. Take some time to write out what you loved most about this time in your history. To Help You Think of what you were doing … Continue reading
Everyday Romance – Hidden Notes
Today’s romantic challenge is to write a group of notes to your spouse telling them something specific in stages and hiding them where you know they’ll find them. Or you can give them the first one that provides a hint … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Holidays, Romance in Marriage, romancing your spouse, Romantic Ideas, Valentine's Day
Tagged Hiding Notes, Love Notes, Romancing your spouse, Valentine's Day Ideas
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Everyday Romance – Romantic Text
Valentine’s Day is Saturday. You may be giddy with excitement; you may be dreading another expectation on your horizon; or you may be indifferent and could care less. Whatever your mindset, the fact is–you are married; you love your spouse; … Continue reading
How Kind Are You? Does It Matter?
Today is our monthly post on the Engaged Marriage blog. This month’s title is…The Role Kindness Plays In Romance. I’d love for you to click over and read about what God has been saying to me recently in regard to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Fruits of the Spirit, Romance, Romance in Marriage
Tagged Engaged Marriage, Fruits of the Spirit, Kindness, Oscar Wilde Quote, Quote on Kindness
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What’s The Romantic Temperature In Your Home?
Every month (the second Monday) we are featured on the Engaged Marriage blog. Our topic is romance in marriage. Following is this month’s post… If marriage is like a house, then romance is the central air and heat. Think about … Continue reading
Fall Back – An Extra Hour To Romance Your Spouse
Tonight we turn our clocks back an hour, ending Daylight Saving Time for 2014. Not all areas of the country take part in this annual manipulation of time, but if you do, we have some ideas on how to squeeze … 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
The Safety Net Of Romance
I have the privilege of writing monthly for Dustin Reichman’s blog, Engaged Marriage, on the topic of romance in marriage. This month’s post talks about how romance acts like a safety net when facing difficult times…. Cultivating romance into your … Continue reading
New Tradition: Making Monday A Funday
Why is it that Mondays are always dreaded? Consider these two songs that were at the top of the charts in their day: Rainy Days And Mondays, by the Carpenters Monday, Monday, by The Mamas And The Papas But Tom … Continue reading
The Romantic Vineyard 