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GoodLifeFamilyMag.com SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2015 67 Good Morning Texas Paige McCoy Smith shares heartfelt tips for re-igniting the flame in your marriage. - Paige JOIN OUR FAMILY Share your thoughts stories insights advice and yes even frustrations and failures with Good Life Family. Email Sheryl Pidgeon SherylGoodLifeFamilyMag.com or any member of the Good Life Family team. It Only Takes a Spark Ive lost him. Hes gone. Im talking of course about my 16-year-old son. Hes still in the house I know that because I cant keep our fridge stocked. But he is lost behind the glow of a computer and inside the cryptic world of endless text mes- sages. Its not his fault. Its HER fault. Yes he is in love. I should say he is madly in love. We recently escorted the two love birds to a movie and I was struck by the fact that they literally could not detach themselves from each other. I watched him carry a large popcorn in one hand and a large soda under his armpit so he would not have to pry his hand out of hers. I rolled my eyes and then I felt it. I felt that twinge of a memory bubbling up that made me feel a bit nostalgic. I remember feeling that way and feeling that way about the man who was parking the mini-van outside while we found our seats. I remember when I was consumed with thoughts of him and time together was the ONE and ONLY priority. Truth be told today I spend more time thinking about what shoes I am going to wear rather than romantic thoughts of my husband. I know I am not alone. Its tough to keep that flame burning when daily realities are causing romantic life to go up in smoke So whats a girl to do Ive come up with a secret plan de- signed to rekindle that long-forgotten spark. Ok its not really a secret since Im letting you in on it but lets pretend I am whispering it to you and I hope you will be inspired. LOVE NOTES I am leaving love notes. I discovered that my computer-driven hands can still grip a pencil and I am leaving bits of paper in dif- ferent locations that only he will find. True it takes a little more effort than shooting off a text but it fosters memories of pass- ing notes in class and makes him smile. It also makes me smile. I already have to- morrows note draft- ed. Take a look. DO YOU LIKE ME YES OR NO CIRCLE ONE CONVERSATION CARDS Date nights seem like an obvious solution for recon- necting. But the last few date nights we had didnt go so well. Although we had good intentions of keeping the conversation off the kids and on one another we were some- times left with very little to say. Desperate I weighed the risks and brought up the upcoming presidential campaign a true Hail Mary which served as a spring board to campaign finance which led to our finances and ultimately to a rough landing on kids allowance. We rode home in silence. So the next time I am bringing some Conversation Cards. I will use index cards but you can simply pull some questions from www.conversa- tionstarters.com. Some of the questions are better served for strangers but some could be enlightening. For instance what is the thing you miss most about being a kid or if you had to be an animal what would you be. You may be surprised what you learn about the man sleeping in your bed. ACTS OF KINDNESS As for me my love language is words of affection. Tell me I look skinny and you have a friend for life. For my husband and for many men theirlove languageis acts of kindness. Getting the oil changed buying him new underwear or a giving him a simple foot massage may be just the ticket to make him feel loved and to bring you closer. I admit this one is hard for me. But carving out a little portion of our serving pie to our spouse could make a big difference in the overall health of the marriage. I must confess it kinda gives me the heebie-jeebies taking love lessons from a love-sick teenager especially one who hap- pens to be my son. But love should not be reserved for just the young. Those butterflies that flew in our teenage stomachs are still there. They may have temporarily been re-cocooned but they are anxious for an excuse to take flight Until we meet again PS Look for me on WFAA Channel 8 Monday through Friday at 900 AM goodPOINT