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Category Archives: Testimonies
Mortified – Part 2
Yesterday I began sharing with you one of the most significant times of growth in my life. It effected my marriage in a powerful way, and my prayer is my testimony will help others who may struggle with similar besetting … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Confession, God, Jesus, Lord, Prayer, Pride, Sin, Vine
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Titanic Love Stories
We subscribe to Family Life Today’s Marriage Memo. The first of the week we received the following article written by Tricia Goyer titled, Titanic Love Stories. It is so well-written we want to share it with you. She shares the stories … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies
Tagged Ida Straus, Isidor, London, New York, New York City, New York Times, RMS Titanic, Titanic
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365 Acts of Love
We have been following the quest of one husband to change the way he loves his wife. His goal is to show her 365 acts of love without her knowing of his quest. He documents what he does on a … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Bible, Christian, Divorce, God, Love, marriage, Relationships, Wifey Wednesday
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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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What We’ve Learned About Marriage in 33 Years
Today is our 33rd wedding anniversary, and it is the fourth anniversary we’ve shared with you since beginning The Romantic Vineyard. We are grateful to have this platform to share what we’ve learned about marriage so far. We say “so … Continue reading
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
Love Bears All Things
To bear means: to sustain the burden of; take on; take care of. When Debi said she would be my wife for better or worse, in sickness and in health; she didn’t know this would include helping me recover from … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Love is, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Bliss, Christ, God, Ian Murphy, Lori Lowe, marriage, relationship, Religious text
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Tag You’re I.T.
I.T. stands for Indeed Thankful, and as we are now only two days away from our 3rd blogiversary, we wanted to take time to thank the people who have helped The Romantic Vineyard become what it is today. If you are … Continue reading
Operation Proper Exit
On Sunday night we watched 60 Minutes. We don’t normally watch this CBS program, but with the death of Andy Rooney we decided to watch the tribute they paid to him after so many years of giving “the last word.” … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Testimonies
Tagged 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney, CBS, Commanding officer, Cornford, Four, Iraq, Lieutenant, Operation Proper Exit, Scott Pelley
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A Fragrant Aroma – Beauty in the Desert
I was born in Orlando. I have never lived outside of the state of Florida. I love the beach, and even if I am unable to go as often as I would like, just knowing it is there is a … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies
Tagged Arizona, Christ, Desert, Florida, God, marriage, Orlando, Orlando Florida
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Water Into Wine – Proverbs 19
Listening is of great value, but we must be careful of what we allow ourselves to listen. Just because it can be heard doesn’t necessarily mean we should listen to it. Discernment is knowing what is profitable for our listening … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Meet The Cowan’s
You may remember a video clip we shared with you back in February of 2010 of an elderly couple playing a beautiful grand piano in the atrium of The Mayo Clinic. Or perhaps you have seen it for yourself on … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies
Tagged Marlow and Frances Cowan, Mayo Clinic, Music video, Piano
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The Jacket Fit Perfectly, Like A Hug
Today we share with you a story from a very special friend – Jodie Gill. She has been used of God to encourage me so many times. She tends to find herself in places which surprise even her; places where … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Testimonies
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A Fragrant Aroma – A Good Question
This week we are in San Diego to celebrate Tom’s Dad’s 80th birthday. It has been years since we have been together with Tom’s extended family. His sister is here with us from Orlando, and Tom’s aunt and uncle are … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Christian Marriage, Testimonies
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Romantic Deployment
The title is a bit intriguing, even for a Memorial Day post, but it is purposeful as you’ll see in this unusually long post. We pray you’ll take the time to read it in its entirety. Today we want to … Continue reading
A Fragrant Aroma – Though I walk…
..through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. For Thou art with me. This past week we had the privilege of walking with a dear friend through this valley as she said her final goodbyes … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Difficulty, Testimonies
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2010 in Review
We received our year-end-summary from WordPress.com – the site through whom we post our blog – and it is quite encouraging, so we posted it below. The top post being The Husband Only page means one thing – husbands are … Continue reading
The Things We’ll Miss
2010 will soon be a memory. Amazing isn’t it, how quickly a year goes by? Even more amazing is how fast our lives pass. We have been given a few short years in this life to make a difference. This … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies
Tagged marriage
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