running&car&pool,&mowing&the&lawn,&disciplining&the&kids,&folding&the&laundry...something&got&
lost.&We&can&get&so&busy&taking&care&of&life&that&we&forget&to&take&care&of&love.&
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How&do&you&get&that&lovin’&feelin’&back?&God&gave&the&church&two&simple&steps,&and&I&believe&we&
can&apply&it&to&marriage&as&well.&“Remember&the&height&from&which&you&have&fallen!&Repent&and&
do%the%things%you%did%at%first”&(Revelation&2:5,&emphasis&added).&
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Remember&how&it&was&in&the&beginning.&
Return&and&do&the&thing&you&did&at&first.&
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Remember&what&drew&you&to&your&husband&in&the&first&place?&Remember&the&things&you&did&at&
first?&How&you&tried&to&please&him,&capture&his&heart,&and&win&his&affection?&That&may&have&
been&fifty£s&and&a&full&head&of&hair&ago,&but&that&young&man&who&longed&to&be&adored,&
admired,&and&appreciated&still&lives&within&his&heart.&He&wants&to&know&if&he&still&“has&what&it&
takes.”&Let&him&know&that&he&does.&&
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Romance'Challenge'
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- Everyone&loves&a&love&story.&At&the&dinner&table,&tell&your&kids&the&story&of&how&you&and&
your&husband&met.&Recall&the&day&your&husband&asked&you&to&marry&him.&I’m&sure&my&
son&has&tired&of&hearing&the&story&time&and&time&again,&but&he’s&never&doubted&that&his&
parents&are&crazy&about&each&other.&
& - Recall&a&list&of&firsts:&first&date,&first&kiss,&first&dance,&first&time&you&met&each&other’s&
parents...&
& - Ask&him&what&he&remembers&most&about&your&wedding&day.&Your&honeymoon.&&
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