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Love Notes: Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, Truffles & More

Say what you want about Forrest Gump and I’ve seen plenty, but the line he made so popular is so popular because it is so apt and so profound. Our lives are like a box of chocolates and we never really know what we’re going to get when we bite into them. Among some of the best moments in our lives are the hidden truffles that we discovered quite by accident. Hidden Treasures When you discover one of these hidden treasures, you should hold it close to you and embrace it because these are those priceless moments that happen unexpectedly. … Continue reading →

Love Notes: Your Top Five Romantic Moments

One of the first things I saw this morning when I got up was a video log of the top five most romantic moments in movie history. Among those moments cited included the fire escape proposal in Pretty Woman, the moment when Rose is riding on the rail with her arms outspread, trusting Jack for the first time in Titanic and the scene where Demi Moore’s character realizes that Sam is really there in Ghost and she hears him say I love you and she says “Ditto.” Romantic Moments I have to say that I agree with their choices. Those … Continue reading →

Love Letters – Are You Looking For Love?

In 496 A.D., Gelasius, the Pope of that time, set February 14th as the day to honor the Saint Valentine. This holiday became one where lovers exchanged their messages and Saint Valentine eventually became the patron of lovers and love. Here in the United States, a woman named Esther Howlands, receives the credit for the first Valentine cards. She sent those in the 1840s. Today, we continue these traditions which began over 1500 years ago with Valentines sent to our classmates, our friends, our parents, our children and of course, our loves. Are You Looking for Love? Did you know … Continue reading →

Love Letters: The Legend of Valentine’s

Welcome to our first Love Letters. Love Letters is going to look at the history of romance and love and is another feature of our 14 Days of Romance here in the Marriage Blog. Today’s Love Letters is going to look back at the Legend of Valentine’s Day. Where did it come from and why do we celebrate it? The Legend of Valentine It seems appropriate to begin our great tales of romance with the legend of Valentine. In the United States, February is synonymous with candy, hearts, perfume, flowers and romance. From our smallest children making their very simple … Continue reading →

Letters of Love: My Wife, My Best Friend

Today’s letter of love comes from a husband who reads the blog occasionally, but knows that his wife really enjoys checking here everyday to read the articles and more. He decided, rather on the spur of the moment, to write a letter to his wife and he asked if I would publish it today, because it’s her birthday. So here it is and please accept my well-wishes for a very happy birthday. My Wife & My Best Friend Dear Diane, I hope you get to read this the morning it’s published. I’ve asked the blogger putting up these articles to … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for Jan 27 – Feb 2

Welcome to our look back on the Marriage Blog Week in Review, this is our way of helping you catch up on the week’s worth of stories. We’re all busy and it’s easy to overlook articles when they are posted all day long – the week in review provides you with a summary of our articles in the past week. So without further ado, let’s dive into this week in review. Saturday, January 27 Reaffirming or Rehashing? is that what you and your spouse are doing when you argue or debate the same point over and over again? I’m sure … Continue reading →

Candlemas and Groundhog Day: Folkloric Origins

Before there was Candlemas, there was Imbolc, a pagan ceremony celebrating the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Celtic beliefs held that during this time certain animals had special powers, such as forecasting the weather. Thus it was people took to watching to see whether snakes and badgers would emerge from their dens. If they did, and if they didn’t immediately return to their dens, it was believed spring would come soon. When Christianity became more popular, Imbolc transformed into Candlemas Day. Traditionally, Candlemas follows 40 days after Christmas, and is a celebration honoring the Virgin … Continue reading →

Love Notes: Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog’s Day also known as Candlemas. It’s a celebration of light returning to the world and for others it’s Groundhog’s Day, the day the groundhog sticks his head out of his nest and if he sees his shadow and flees back, then we’re in for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t, then we’re in for an early spring. The groundhog isn’t always an accurate barometer of the length of our winter, but hey – it’s a fun story. They even made a movie called Groundhog’s Day that featured Bill Murray as a man who relived the … Continue reading →

February’s Love Letters

I can hardly believe that it’s January 31st and you’ll see more on my thoughts on this subject in the End of January Fitness Checkup over in the fitness blog. But still, it’s the end of the first month of the year. We’re 31 days down into 2007 with just 334 days left. We’re running headlong into February and while we may have recovered from the holidays over the last few weeks, we’re heading into a whole new set of holidays over the next few months including: Groundhog’s Day or Candlemas Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Spring Equinox Easter For … Continue reading →

Romancing Candlemas: Light Your Fire with Old Traditions

Before Valentine’s Day comes Candlemas. (Which is also known as Groundhog’s Day in some circles. However, for our purposes –which is to bring romance into our lives on February 2– I’m sticking with the day’s more poetic name.) What is Candlemas? It all started back in ancient times with Imbolc, a pagan ceremony that celebrated the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Gaelic and Irish cultures (pre-Christianity) dedicated the day to Brigid, goddess of poetry, healing, and smithcraft. Christian’s later continued the tradition by honoring it as St. Brigid’s Day. The day’s main purpose was to … Continue reading →