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Finding Satisfaction From Our Dissatisfaction
I know this sounds impossible. How can we be satisfied in something that makes us the opposite? Left to ourselves it would be impossible. But God uses the very things that dissatisfy us to bring us to a place where … Continue reading
Is Your Marriage Primed?
We are spending three weeks at Barefoot Cabin getting it ready for the rental program. We started the long, arduous task of painting the interior walls. Most were either hunter green or red. We want to lighten and brighten the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Forgiveness, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, Christian, Forgiveness, Jesus, marriage, Paint, Primer (paint), Relationships
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The Advantage of Vantage Points
Vantage Point is the name of a movie that came out in 2008. In it, the attempted assassination of an American President is shown over and over from different vantage points. It showed how each person saw the same thing, … Continue reading
Joining The Conversation Of Other Marriage Bloggers
We want to “Join The Conversation,” from time to time of other marriage bloggers that we respect. We are part of a greater community called the Christian Marriage Bloggers Association (CMBA), and there is a wealth of wisdom being shared … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Open Nest, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage, Troubled Marriage
Tagged Attention, Christian, Drifting marriage, God, Intimate relationship, Join The Conversation, Laziness in marriage, marriage, Relationships, Selfishness
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Meet The Gardners
Have you ever heard your spouse talk about someone over and over, but never had the chance to meet them? Someone they had met before you were together? You’ve heard so much about them that it’s almost like you know … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life, Testimonies, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Garden, Herb, Home, marriage, Plant, Relationships, Sowing, Vietnam
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Are You Confusing The Muscles Of Your Marriage?
We visited our daughter’s church yesterday in Marietta Square. Her pastor shared a metaphor we think applies well to marriage. He said that when you exercise, if you keep doing the same routine week after week eventually your muscles will … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages
Tagged Atrophy, Health, Marietta Square, marriage, Muscle, Muscle atrophy, Physical exercise, Relationships
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Confessions Of A Marriage Blogging Wife
My friend, Kate, who writes the One Flesh Marriage Blog along with her husband, Brad, started a challenge to all marriage bloggers. It is to write out 10 confessions of what your life really looks like on a daily basis. … Continue reading
How’s The Climate In Your Marriage?
Have you ever been to Savannah, GA? Some of our good friends are there right now resting after the marriage of their daughter (and last one to leave home) on Saturday. I got a text from her saying how beautiful … Continue reading
GYRO Week 8 – Watch Your Wedding Video
This week’s date doesn’t take a lot of planning, but it is sure to bring back lots of memories. After dinner and once the kids are all sound asleep. Put on your comfy clothes and cuddle up on the couch … Continue reading
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
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
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
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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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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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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The House Our Marriage Built – Part 2
Yesterday we began the analogy of seeing our marriage as a house with many different rooms. If you missed it, we encourage you to read it before continuing with today’s post. The next room we want to explore is the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Intimacy
Tagged Atlanta, Christ, Christian, God, marriage, Marriage House, Matt Redman, Relationships
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Happy Hour – Are You Bored With Sex?
The final post in our Boredom in Marriage series focuses on one of the most common issues in marriages–boring sex. Since many other respectable marriage blogs have addressed this issue in full detail, we thought we’d use our Happy Hour … Continue reading
Bored With Romance
Romantic expressions are usually at their highest during courtship and diminish greatly after marriage. Many believe romance isn’t as necessary as it once was. Others believe it isn’t as important as it once was. We disagree with both views. Romance is … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Romance, Romance in Marriage, romancing your spouse, Romantic Ideas
Tagged Arts, Bored with Romance, Boredom, Boredom in Marriage, Ideas and Tips, marriage, Relationships, Romance, Romantic Getaways, Romantic Surprises
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The Romantic Vineyard 