Category Archives: Romantic Ideas

From Crutch to Pen

Hallmark has become the icon of sharing from the heart words you want to say, but aren’t sure how.  For many it has become the only way we tell our spouses what we’re thinking. What started as a help could end … Continue reading

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How Would You Answer?

I am away for a few days this week on a writer’s retreat, so I can work on editing my book which has been in process for way too long.  Being the week leading up to Valentines Day, it seemed … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendar

  It’s interesting how at Christmas and Easter churches are often full of people who normally don’t give much thought about Jesus and what His life, death and resurrection have meant to us.  But for Christians, we know Christmas and … Continue reading

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And The Winners Are…

First of all we want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Doreen Hollett, Gwen Maddox Meacham and Carol Crowthers for agreeing to select our winners.  What a blessing that you would do this for us!  Check out some of … 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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Mark Your Calendar

School is back in session; the days are getting shorter. The store shelves are lined with fall decor. Labor Day is one week from today; it’s the official end of summer. Why not plan a Kiss Summer Goodbye for Two … Continue reading

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Project 52: Spontaneous Rendezvous

This week we decided to forgo our date night, since we’re going away on vacation the end of the week.  We really don’t have the time to take an entire evening away from all that needs to get finished before … Continue reading

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Freebie Friday: Master Bedroom Redux “deux”

This is week “deux” (two) of our simple bedroom makeover.   Our goal is to refresh and romanticize our master bedrooms in time for Valentine’s Day.  If you’re just now joining us you won’t want to miss our first post.  We … Continue reading

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Freebie Friday: Master Bedroom Redux

Master Bedroom – Before and After In Latin the word “redux” means “brought back, restored”.  So we thought it would be good to spend our next five Fridays talking about all the possibilities there are in bringing your master bedroom … Continue reading

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Going and Doing

My husband had a very hectic and difficult day today.   I had a hectic and difficult day as well. Normally Tom looks forward to coming home to relax.  However, our home is in the middle of some major renovations – … Continue reading

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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

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Time For A Check Up

Just over six months ago we had our first contest: Romanticizing Your Master Bedroom.  It proved to be a fun contest and one of our most popular series. So, how romantic is your bedroom these days?  With Thanksgiving and Christmas … Continue reading

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No Trick – We’re Tweeting!

For those of you not familiar with Twitter, it’s a way to stay connected with friends and colleagues while on the go.  We’ve decided to start using this service to communicate with our followers on a more personal level. While … Continue reading

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Freebie Friday: Gift of Time

This week purpose to give your spouse the gift of time to do with as they wish.  How often life becomes so busy we neglect time alone for ourselves.  Now we’re not talking about selfishly pursuing me, me, me, to … Continue reading

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The Letter “G”

Last week I thoroughly enjoyed all that Tom planned for my “F” date weekend.  I turned “F”ifty, so he took it on himself to plan all my “F”avorites.  It was a wonderful time “F”illed with “F”antastic memories! So, we encourage … Continue reading

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Stirring The Embers

Flirting can be a sinful way for singles to draw attention to themselves from the opposite sex.  We are warned repeatedly in scripture not to practice such things! However, if you’re married – have at it! It’s perfectly permissible to … Continue reading

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Romantic Technology

We literally have the world at our fingertips!  There are hundreds of ways to harness this power to cultivate romance with your spouse. I remember back when beepers were what every working man carried on his hip to stay connected.  … Continue reading

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Contest Is Closed!

We hope our Romanticize Your Bedroom Contest inspired you to look differently at how you keep your bedroom safe from the clutter of everyday life.  This must become a daily habit, not an annual project in order for romance to … Continue reading

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Are You Listening?

How often do we tune out the voices of those around us?  We get so caught up in our duties and schedules that we miss wonderful opportunities to bless our spouse. Recently Tom mentioned briefly on the phone that he … Continue reading

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Creating A Romantic Space

Now that our first contest is underway – Romanitcizing Your Bedroom – we don’t want to leave you there with no idea of how to go about doing it, especially in these economic times.  You may be tempted to think … Continue reading

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