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Tag Archives: Relationships
Bored With Marriage?
Anytime life becomes predictable there can be a temptation to find it boring. This in itself isn’t necessarily bad. It’s okay to be bored from time to time. It’s what we do to fill the boredom that matters. Consider King … Continue reading
But I’m Bored
I remember when my kids used to say this to me all the time. I countered their whining with, “if you’re bored, then I’ll give you more chores to fill your time.” They learned not to say that anymore. But it … Continue reading
Posted in Boredom, Christian Marriage, communication, Growing Strong Marriages, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Boredom, Gary Thomas, God, I'm Bored, marriage, Monday, Pascal, Relationships
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Have I Disappointed You?
The other night Tom asked me if he had ever disappointed me. It was one of those questions that you can’t answer quickly. I thought for a moment and realized that in all honesty the only disappointments had come when … Continue reading
13 Fall Dates – #9
What better time than the Fall to review the season when you first fell in love? Fall Date #9 Photographs And Memories of Falling in Love Once the kids are in bed, cuddle up on the couch with some hot … Continue reading
Happy Hour
This week’s Special Blog of the Week is: One Flesh Marriage We have had the privilege to meet Brad and Kate in person. In fact, we had them over for dinner at our home when they were visiting Orlando. They … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, Spiritual Intimacy, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, Christian, Christian views on marriage, God, Jesus, marriage, Relationships, United States
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Have You Neglected This In Your Marriage?
Having Tom around all day everyday is great. His “Honey Do” list is actually getting shorter, and that’s a good thing. But it’s easy to take our time together for granted. I’ve noticed since he’s always here I don’t anticipate … Continue reading
Happy Hour
We’ve decided with our schedules being unpredictable as of late, to change the format of our weekly Happy Hour post. Instead of sharing one link from several marriage blogs, we’re going to begin sharing one or more posts from one … Continue reading
Measuring Marriage Maturity
The distance between a conflict and resolution is an indicator of the maturity of your marriage. Work on shortening this distance, and you will be on the road to growing your marriage in the right direction. How do you do … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christ, Christian, God, marriage, Relationships
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When Honesty Hurts
We all know that honesty is the best policy when it comes to business, social media, and acquaintances. But what about marriage? What if the words you need to say are going to hurt your spouse? Like confessing sins committed … Continue reading
Happy Hour
It’s been awhile since we’ve posted our Happy Hour. It’s certainly not because there aren’t any good posts to read. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. With our newly formed Christian Marriage Bloggers Association the members have stepped up to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour
Tagged Christian, God, Husband, Intimate relationship, marriage, Paul, Relationships, Wife
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Our 1,000th Post!
It’s true. It came upon us so suddenly and yet, it does seem a long time since we began this blogging journey with all of you in our vineyard. We have laughed. We have cried. We have been encouraged. And … Continue reading
United In Pros[e] and Cons
We are privileged to be a part of the Christian Marriage Bloggers Association. It is amazing to meet so many like-minded couples who desire to see marriages become all God intended them to be. We are all in this together, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage
Tagged Agape, Christian, Christian Marriage Bloggers Association, CMBA, God, Husband, Jesus, Love, marriage, Relationships
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God Is Always Listening
We love hearing testimonies of God’s love and grace in the marriages of friends and acquaintances. God is always at work in our marriage helping us grow more in love with Him and each other, yet we often forget His … Continue reading
Creative Date Ideas
Maybe you cringe whenever you hear the word creative because you simply aren’t creative in any sense of the word. Well, I have good news for you–you don’t have to be creative in order to have a creative date because … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Creative Dates, Date Night Ideas, Dating Your Spouse, Romance, romancing your spouse
Tagged Africa, Brazil, Creative Date Ideas, DVD, Facebook, Hawaii, Pinterest, Relationships, Romance
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11 Artsy Date Ideas
We were taking a fresh look at The Romantic Vineyard recently and realized we have more Date Night Idea categories than we’ve posted about. This is due to the fact that Debi was extremely excited when we first started to … Continue reading
Posted in Artsy Dates, Date Night Ideas
Tagged art, Art museum, date night, Fingerpaint, Relationships, Romance, Television, Visual Arts
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Part 4 – One Simple Key to Resolving Quarrels
What if there was a simple key to help us unlock the door of conflict resolution? Imagine how quickly those doors that slammed shut in your face could be reopened allowing the sun to shine on your marriage again. Wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Diapers, Toddlers & Romance, Oh My, Difficulty, Growing Strong Marriages, Parenting, Romance in Marriage, Seasons of Life, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Christian, Conflict in Marriage, Conflict resolution, Defense of Marriage Act, English Standard Version, Ephesians 4:26, Epistle to the Ephesians, God, James 4:1, Jesus, marriage, Relationships
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Happy Hour
A Marriage Restored (the first of two new blogs this week.) Scriptures That Saved Our Marriage – a new blog about restoring a marriage after the deep wounds left by the husband’s addiction to pornography. Allison Vesterfelt (another new blog–one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Love, Christian Marriage, Growing Strong Marriages, Happy Hour, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged God, Katie Holmes, marriage, Relationships, Scientology, Tom Cruise
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I Was Just Kidding
Photo Credit: jkpranks This is a phrase used often. It is said when the person really is just kidding. Laughter erupts with everyone in the room. However, there are times when this phrase is said and one person is the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, communication, Conflict, Growing Strong Marriages, humor, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged God, Husband, Just Kidding, laughter, marriage, Relationships, Sin, Slippery slope, Word
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Mercy In The Mess
We have signed up for Wednesday’s Word by Paul Tripp, and imagine our surprise when today’s word went right along with yesterday’s post. We think you’ll be even more encouraged and inspired to let go of the dream for a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Marriage, Conflict, The Gospel & Marriage
Tagged Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, marriage, Paul David Tripp, Paul Tripp, Psalm 46, Relationships, Word
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The De-Masking Of Prince Charming
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 true. We were committing our life … Continue reading
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