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Category Archives: Vintage Posts
Vintage Post: Assumptions and Disregard
This is a series originally posted in November 2016. We share it as a Vintage post because it’s worth remembering. The last two practices you may or may not realize you’re doing. This is why we want to shine the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assumptions, Disregard, Marriage help, Vintage Post
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Vintage Post: Critical Judgments
Originally posted in November 2016 You begin to share with your spouse about something that is really bothering you. Right as you are pouring your heart out to them, they ask a question about something else, revealing that they haven’t … Continue reading
Vintage Post – Suspicion in Marriage
This is part two of our five part series on uncovering the practices or habits that are detrimental to marriage. Today we’ll expose another practice you may or may not be aware of in your own marriage. Suspicion Seventy-five years … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Vintage Posts
Tagged Detriments to Marriage, Suspicion in Marriage
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Vintage Post – The Question Behind The Question
Vintage Posts were previously posted but after time in the barrel, so to speak, they are worth revisiting today. Originally posted in October 2016. Stop signs are there for our protection and the safety of those around us. They help … Continue reading
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Tagged Detrimental to Marriage, Marriage help, Question Behind The Question
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Vintage Post: A Dozen Valentines Ideas 4U
Valentine’s Day. Many people roll their eyes just thinking of it. You may think it is hokey. You may think it is a gimmick instigated by the card and chocolate industries to get you to part with your money. But … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Creative Dates, Valentine's Day, Vintage Posts
Tagged 12 Valentines Date Ideas, Making Valentines Day Special, Romance in Marriage
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Sweet and Savory Fondues for Two
To start off plan an evening where you can both be involved with the preparations. The aroma of these delicious recipes will certainly get your appetite going, and when you finally sit down to a candle-lit fondue, all your senses … Continue reading
Posted in Date Night Ideas, Dinner Dates, Fall Date Ideas, Halloween, Vintage Posts
Tagged Fall Date Idea, Romantic Dinner Ideas, Savory Fondue, Sweet Fondue
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Vintage Post – Constrained or Compromised?
Originally posted March 2011 Driving down the road they stand as deformed sentinels declaring to everyone, “I was here first!” Yet progress moves forward without regard for the hows, whys or who’s in the way. I’m talking about beautiful trees … Continue reading
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Tagged Growing Strong Marriage, topiary trees
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Vintage Post – Emoceans
(Originally posted April 8, 2017) We’ve had a front row seat to the magnificent ocean off the coast of Mexico all week long. It has been a soothing rhythm providing peace to our souls. I was praying and God reminded … Continue reading
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Vintage Post – The Verbs Of Your Marriage
(Originally posted on August 21, 2014) I love words and how they have power to help us understand our marriage. Most of us don’t give much thought to the words we use and why. But we should. Words reveal. Words … Continue reading
Vintage Post – The Origin Of Your Spouse Date Night
We all have one. It defines us from the moment we take our first breath, and it stays with us until we breathe our last. Yes, we all have a hometown. I was born in Orlando, and I still live … Continue reading
Vintage Posts – Savoring The Old
With ten years of posts written and published, from time to time we enjoy sharing some of our favorites with you. We call these “Vintage Posts”, because like a vintage wine they are worth savoring and enjoying. They may even … Continue reading
Vintage Post – The De-Masking Of Prince Charming
(Originally posted on June 27, 2012) Each of us on a specific day of a specific year stood before others and exchanged our marriage vows. Most likely we were full of great anticipation of this being our fairy tale come … Continue reading
Vintage Post – What Would Your Epitaph Say?
(This post was originally published on August 6, 2013.) If we could plan to meet for coffee one afternoon, I’m sure we would talk about normal everyday kinds of things. But there would be a moment when the conversation turned … Continue reading
Vintage Post – Meekness: Think Before You React Part 2
Nancy continues to encourage us… Now, there’s balance in all of this because there are things we stuff that we need to say, and there are things we say that we ought to stuff. Discernment and the control of the Spirit helps us … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, Matthew Henry, Meekness, Nancy Leigh DeMoss
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Vintage Post – Meekness: Think Before You React Part 1
The following post is by Tom where he shares a struggle we all encounter from time to time–some more than others… We are continuing our study of meekness, and God is helping us get the point! Nancy Leigh DeMoss provides our next … Continue reading
Vintage Post – Unpacking For Vacation
Tonight at 5p. our week-long vacation will officially begin. We are turning our attention and time off of technology and turning all our focus on us. To say we are excited is a huge understatement. We’re almost giddy. 🙂 Okay, … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Strong Marriages, Travel, Vacations, Vintage Posts
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9 Fun Dates to Heat Up Your Summer
It’s the time of year when we all want new ideas on how to romance our spouse. The dog days of summer will begin shortly, so why not feed the dog something fresh. Maybe it will forego the normal doldrums. … Continue reading
Vintage Post: Raining Romance
This post was originally shared in July 2010. We believe it is worth sharing again: It is raining outside as I write this post. I have always loved the rain – the gentle shower as well as the violent storm. … Continue reading
Posted in Romance, Romance in Marriage, Vintage Posts
Tagged Drop (liquid), God, marriage, Rain, relationship, Romance, Shower, Water
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Vintage Posts: The Christmas Pool
Thomas Kinkade wrote a poem we shared with you last year, but the message and picture it paints are worth repeating. We believe you’ll see he is not only the Painter of Light, but the Poet of Light as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged The Christmas Pool, Thomas Kinkade
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Vintage Posts: Unmet Expectations
Being the week of Christmas, we’re going to share with you some of our favorite posts from previous years. We think the message they offer is worth repeating! This first post has to do with our expectations of the season … Continue reading
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The Romantic Vineyard 