My husband and I have a little task that we do for each other called:

S.H.M.I.L.Y.

S.H.M.I.L.Y. means “See How Much I Love You”. We have written S.H.M.I.L.Y. on the back of a piece of paper and strategically place it in various places for the other to find. Whenever you find the S.H.M.I.L.Y. card you go and hide it for the other one to find and the cycle continues.

This morning I found my S.H.M.I.L.Y. in my coffee cup in the cupboard. Immediately I had a smile on my face. It feels so good to be going about your daily routine then all of a sudden stumble upon the love note that immediately makes you stop, think, and smile. I in turn went and put the S.H.M.I.L.Y card in his car so that would be the first thing he saw this morning. I watched him from the laundry room window go and get in his car, amongst the hustle of the morning he stopped in his tracks and put a huge smile on his face. He then came inside and gave me a huge hug and said he found his S.H.M.I.L.Y.

I hope to continue the S.H.M.I.L.Y. tradition for the remainder of our marriage. I hope that my children will learn to know what it means and it be a important factor in their lives as well, and ultimately do the same with their wives when they are married.

Note: As much as I would like to claim this idea as my own, it was originally taken from this book.