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While I love having fresh flowers in my home, when they start to wither and die, I often wonder if the price of purchasing them was worth it. Seeing how Valentine’s Day is today, you may be gifted with a bouquet of roses that cost someone quite a bit of money. Instead of throwing those […]

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and I’m getting really excited. Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays! I love celebrating love with my love. (Too many “loves” in that sentence??) Not only am I thinking about what little something to buy for Dean, what to write in his card, or about the fun […]

Now I don’t know what makes you feel loved by your partner, but one of the ways Dean shows me he loves me is through physical touch. While physical touch can most certainly be sensual, it doesn’t always have to be to show love and affection. In fact, for me, it’s the daily non-sensual touch […]

If you’ve studied herbs for any amount of time, you’re probably aware that there is a group of herbs called “aphrodisiacs.” In fact, a simple Google search for aphrodisiacs will pull up a plethora of articles about foods, scents, and plants that have been traditionally used to get you in the mood or to enhance […]

Last week, our church youth (middle school and high school age kids) went snow tubing at Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing Park in North Carolina.  Judah, who is in 6th grade this year and technically in middle school, was our only kid old enough to go, but since Dean was heading this trip up, we decided […]

I can’t believe it’s aready time for another Things I Love post! February is almost over, and March is just around the corner. I don’t know about you, but although I always look forward to winter, I ALWAYS look forward to spring. Warmer days, flowers blooming, birds chirping, playing outside… I can’t wait! Anyway, I’m […]