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7 Things We Don’t Do To Hurt Our Marriage
Since we provided a list of the things WE DO to keep our marriage strong, we figured it was just as important to list the things we DON’T DO to hurt our marriage. Convictions are best formed before you are … Continue reading
8 “We Do’s” To Keep Our Marriage Strong
We recently discovered a question posed by the Do Not Disturb blog. They asked us to post about what WE DO on a consistent basis to keep our marriage strong. Their goal is to get married couples all over the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, God, Lord, marriage, Romance
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Where Hearts Connect And Spirits Collide
The following is a quote from Sam Storms’ book The Hope of Glory: “What things below hinder our focus on the things above? What earthly entanglements exert a downward drag on your soul? What worldly attractions have become distractions and … Continue reading
Ever Had Mustgoes?
Sure you have! It’s the food leftover in your refrigerator that “must go,” before it goes bad. Well, marriages have mustgoes too. They are the things we allow too long in the fridge of our marriage, and they can go … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged God, Lord, marriage, relationship, Spouse, Thought
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Measuring Trust In Your Marriage
Trust is one of the most important aspects of a healthy marriage. With it the marriage can grow and change as prompted by the Lord without difficulty. The benefits will be enjoyed by both husband and wife. Without it the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Broken trust in marriage, Business, communication, Covey, Lord, marriage, Stephen Covey, Stephen M. R. Covey, The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything, Trust in Marriage
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9 Tips On How To Spring Clean Your Marriage
Photo Credit: Imperfect Homemaking blog There was a day when people invested time and energy in cleaning their home from top to bottom each and every spring. I know because we lived next door to a dear woman for 12 … Continue reading
I Will Be Your Witness
Today we want to talk about an important aspect of marriage, something you may not have thought about. It will help if you take a few minutes to watch this movie clip from Shall We Dance first. Witness. A witness … Continue reading
The Hidden Room With A View
A husband and wife were busy attending to the needs of their family, their home, their church, when they heard the Father call their names. He led them to a door in their house that they had never before noticed. … Continue reading
Happy Hour
It’s the time of the week when our attention turns to what God is saying through other marriage blogs we respect and enjoy. We call them our Specials of the Week! Enjoy! Oh, and you might find it interesting that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Happy Hour
Tagged Christian, God, Jesus, marriage, Relationships
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GYRO Week 3 – Alphabet Date Night
We’re curious to hear how the challenge is going so far? Have you found having an hour or so date each week to be easier and more enjoyable than you thought? What has worked and what hasn’t? This week’s date … Continue reading
Posted in Alphabet Dates, Christian Marriage, Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Growing Strong Marriages, GYRO Challenge, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Alphabet Dates, God, Gyro, marriage, Relationships, Remedy Drive
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Marriage Is – Being On The Same Team Fighting A Common Enemy
Dr. Al Mohler continues in his excellent article by summarizing thus: How does marriage glorify God? Tertullian, one of the early church fathers, offers wisdom: “How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one … Continue reading
What Does It Look Like To Glorify God In Your Marriage?
Dr. Albert Mohler is one of our favorite writers, pastors, teachers, and also serves as the President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He wrote an article titled Marriage and the Glory of God that so wonderfully describes what this … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Fruits of the Spirit, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Albert Mohler, Bible, Christ, Christian, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, marriage, Sin
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The Bachelor…Husband?
Today we’re thrilled to step aside as our son, Jason, shares what’s on his heart concerning marriage. We think you’ll enjoy his writing style as he is quite funny. There is no greater joy than realizing your children have caught … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Guest Post, humor, Husbands, Priorities
Tagged ABC News, Arts, Bachelor, marriage, Reality television, Relationships, Sean Lowe, The Bachelor, Wife
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Embracing the Moment
When a couple stands at the altar to exchange wedding vows, both promise many things to each other. Some share traditional vows and others write in their own words from the heart. Their focus is on the future and all … Continue reading
4 Myths Of At-Home Themed Date Nights – Part 3
First of all we want to share that The Romantic Vineyard was voted a Top 12 Marriage Blog for 2012 on a Twitter contest sponsored by Square 1 Ministries. We don’t take such honors lightly, but recognize God is at work … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Creative Dates, D.R.A.B., Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Fun Dates, Growing Strong Marriages, GYRO Challenge, I.Heart.List, romancing your husband, romancing your spouse, romancing your wife, romantic date nights
Tagged Blog, date night, God, Holidays, marriage, New Year, Relationships, Twitter
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4 Myths Of At-Home Themed Date Nights – Part 1
With the GYRO Challenge in full swing, we had an interesting conversation with our grown kids about planning themed date nights at home. Both of our married daughters said their husbands would roll their eyes at the thought of such … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Creative Dates, D.R.A.B., Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Fun Dates, Growing Strong Marriages, GYRO Challenge, Movie Dates, romancing your spouse
Tagged Arts, Literature, marriage, Myth, Mythology, Myths and Folktales, relationship, Themed Date Nights, Themed Dates, you've got mail
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Valentine’s Day – Hype or Help?
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, florists and chocolate companies are trying to get us to give them what’s in our … Continue reading
Posted in A Fragrant Aroma, Celebrations, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Holidays, Parenting, Romance, Romance in Marriage, The Gospel & Marriage, Valentine's Day
Tagged Christ, Christmas, Hallmark, Holiday, marriage, No Valentine's Day, United States, Valentine, valentine day
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Happy Hour
We can’t remember the last time we featured our favorite blogs on our normal Happy Hour posts. The reason? We haven’t been able to read other blogs with all the personal things going on in our life. But things are … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage
Tagged Blog, Christian, Genetically modified organism, marriage, NonGMO project, Relationships
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Longest Married Couple In U.S.
We recently read this article by Lauren Sher from the ABC News blog and thought we had to share it with you for encouragement and to celebrate this dear couple’s commitment to each other and their marriage. A Connecticut couple who … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Celebrations, Growing Strong Marriages, Guest Post, Seasons of Life
Tagged ABC News, Connecticut, Heather Mitchell, marriage, Marriage Encounter
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Pray In This Way
Have you ever been in a season of your marriage when you honestly don’t know how to pray? It usually happens when you realize what you want to happen may not be the best, but you don’t know an alternative … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, English Standard Version, God, Isaiah, Jesu, Lord, marriage, Prayer, The Lord's Prayer
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