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I have always found life and people interesting and if we are open we can learn from each other.

Case in point:

Larry and I were standing in line to get a Starbucks coffee just before Christmas when a darling young lady behind us, whom I will call Lisa, said to me, “You guys are so cute together how long have you been married?”

I told Lisa in March we will be married 47 years. Her response was “WOW!” She proceeded to tell me she was married and with 2 children and that she loved her husband very much. There was small talk between us until our coffee was ready. On impulse before I left, I told her I wanted to give her a Christmas present from me.

I proceeded to tell her about the savings plan of $5 a week. She loved the plan and wanted to surprise her husband with a trip for their anniversary. Then she gave me a Christmas present too!

Lisa and her husband each have journals that are on top of their night stands in the master bedroom. When one of them thinks about something special about their sweetheart, they jot a little note in their journal & date it. It could be something as simple as “I love you just the way you are.” or “Thank you for washing the dishes tonight.” or “Congratulations on the new promotion. I know how hard you worked for that.”

They don’t do it every day and sometimes they will tag it with a post-it-note so the other knows to look in their journal.

When you tell someone how special they are or notice something they did for you by writing it down you are not only smiling down on your marriage you are making your sweetheart feel special and loved. So many times we only notice the things our sweetheart does wrong and we focus on that instead of noticing the things they do right.

I know I plan on starting this wonderful tradition with my husband.

So don’t walk, “RUN” to the nearest store to get a journal for you and your sweetheart. Start your New Year’s Resolution with this very special tradition for 2014.

Thank you Lisa!!!

Keep those sparks flying!
JoJo

“Your marriage is a gift from God; how you treat it is a gift to him.”

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