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A Romantic Engagement

6/3/2018

"I have a senior party at a professor's home in Winter Park. Can you meet me there?" Diego asked Rose. "The directions are complicated so meet me at the park."

Rose, knowing it was a dressy party, wore a beautiful red dress.

When she got to the park, Diego met her at her car. "Can I show you something first?" he asked.

He led her to the park's gazebo which was covered with rose petals. Along the perimeter of the gazebo were photographs of Diego and Rose together.

There was also a basin of water and a towel.

After sharing with Rose why he admired her as a woman of God, he washed her feet.

As he washed her feet, he told her that he wanted to serve her, to lay down his life for her, and to always point her to Jesus.

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Honoring Homeschool Dads

6/17/2012

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Father's Day is over and life is back to normal. Dad is back at work. You are either homeschooling or taking a much-needed summer break.

It got me thinking about my husband and other homeschooling dads. Here are some things I hear often.

"I can't remember the last time my husband and I had any time alone together."

"I am up late working on the computer and he gets up early to go to work. We never see each other anymore."

"He just doesn't appreciate all the time I spend homeschooling HIS children."

"I wish he had a better job. We can barely get by on his income."

Often, when I talk to homeschooling moms, they ask me for advice on how to get Dad to do more or to be more supportive. Many times, in the hustle and bustle of homeschooling a houseful, romantic life with Dad is put on the shelf and Mom focuses on the children, maybe more than she should.

So, what can we do to honor and appreciate our husbands more and express criticism less.

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Happy St. Valentine's Day

2/13/2012

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The stores are filled with hearts, chocolate, and roses in every shade of pink and red imaginable. As a lover of pink, chocolate and roses, this just may be my favorite time of year to shop! It's St. Valentine’s Day! Yes, St. Valentine's Day--I know that sounds a little odd to your ears. When I was a little girl, that's what we called it. But in recent years, as all holidays are secularized and materialized more and more, St. Valentine's Day became Valentine's Day.

Why Do We Celebrate?

Who was St. Valentine and why do we celebrate love on the day we've set aside to remember him? Valentine was a priest who lived in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius. He was known for his kindness and selfless love. He was arrested for his faith and imprisoned, but managed to send and receive letters from his friends and fellow Christian Emperor Claudius tried to convert him to Roman paganism to spare his life, but Valentine shared the Gospel with the emperor instead. Before he was martyred for his faith in Jesus, he healed the eyes of his jailor's blind daughter.

Love is In the Air

In the Late Middle Ages, when courtly love and romance became the rage throughout Europe, St. Valentine's Day became associated with love and romance. Both romantic love and Christian martyrdom are things to celebrate. St. Valentine stands in the "great cloud of witnesses," in Hebrews 12, cheering us on! St. Valentine's Day can be celebrated in either direction, or both directions. We can celebrate the romantic love we share with our sweethearts or we can remember those who have given their lives for the Gospel of Christ.

If we are celebrating St. Valentine's Day with our sweetie, there are many options. Men, you, of course, can buy your special lady a dozen long-stemmed roses and a big box of Godiva chocolate. We can go out to a lovely dinner and gaze into each other's eyes. But, of course, those things cost money. So, what are some inexpensive ways to celebrate the romance you share with your husband? Here are some things Mike and I have done:

Buy a package of Valentines for children. Write little notes to your husband or wife on each one and hide them throughout the house. Make most easy to find, but hide some so that they won't be found until later!
Make a CD of romantic songs and dance outside on the patio in the moonlight.
Make a scrapbook of your relationship from its conception until now. Look at it together.
Tell your children how you met, how your husband proposed, and other fun stories. Your children will love this!
Wait until the children are in bed and have a romantic dinner by candlelight ALONE!
Read old love letters out loud to each other
Pack china, crystal goblets, a tasty lunch, and sparkling grape juice. Go on a picnic in a pretty spot. Bring a beautiful comforter to sit on and be careful with the china and crystal!

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