Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands

Simple Steps to the Marriage You Want

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Pub Date 03 Jan 2017 | Archive Date 21 Mar 2017

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The founders of Family First, Mark and Susan Merrill, present a collection of lists created for the busy husband who wants a more intimate, fulfilling union with his wife.

Husbands and wives bring different personalities, upbringings, experiences, and expectations into their marriage, which can lead to miscommunication and emotional turmoil. Lists to Love by for Busy Husbands presents practical dos and don'ts along with step-by-step advice for husbands who want to bridge the emotional gap and improve their marriage. Mark and Susan Merrill understand that couples crave love, but don't always know how to express it to one another. These thirty lists will carry husbands through an entire month of learning to love their wives more deeply -- wisdom they will come back to again and again. These real-life answers from a Christian perspective will help readers evaluate, refresh, and strengthen their own marriage.
The founders of Family First, Mark and Susan Merrill, present a collection of lists created for the busy husband who wants a more intimate, fulfilling union with his wife.

Husbands and wives bring...

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I really liked this book and it's companion book Lists to Love By for Busy Wives! Each book focused on 30 chapters of the same headings and topic, but each book was directed and explained specifically toward their respective audience. For sone chapters the content was almost the same, for example in both books trust and ways three suggested ways to build trust are the same. On the contrast though while chapter 4 '7 Things husbands/wives should stop doing' were different based on gender. Really these books are so helpful and to the point! I loved that with the table of contents so organized you can skip to just the problem(s) you have and focus on those or read though all of them and benefit either way. This is so practical and helpful! It's easy to read and understand, so I think everyone can relate. Also at the end of each chapter are questions for the husband/wife to check for understanding, apply the chapter or things to ask their spouse to grow or improve the relationship. Great books!

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Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands is a companion book to Lists to Love By for Busy Wives. It presents practical dos and don'ts along with step-by-step advice for husbands who want to improve their marriage. It contains real-life answers and recommendations from a Christian perspective.

Each Lists to Love By book contains thirty lists. I like the way these books have been designed. I like the idea of reading and applying a chapter a day for a month,

The text of both books are generally the same. I think there should be a special if you buy both of them. Each book is written from the viewpoint of the spouse so there is some content that is specific to each gender. For example there is a chapter on pornography for men and a chapter on hardening your heart for women.


Some of the topics I found the most useful were:
The texts to send your spouse.
What he really means when he says this...
Things you should never say to you wife.
How to affair proof your marriage.
They recommend knowing the love language of your spouse which I have found helpful.
It is a fast easy read. You can read it with your spouse to see what resonates with them even if they are not willing to read it. There are questions that you can ask each other to discuss further and learn more about each other, again even if your spouse doesn’t want to read the book they man participate in the questions and discussion.
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I greatly enjoyed reading this book. It was a fairly quick and easy read, but it packed several punches. Mr. Merrill and his wife, Susan Merrill, both have blogs where they write posts meant to encourage and challenge folks to improve their marriages and their families. In developing these books, they took their most popular posts and, using modern internet analytics and user comments, further developed these lists into these handy books. These "listicles" are easy to read, take only about 10 minutes to read, and would be excellent to read together with one's spouse, prompting great discussions. Nothing terribly profound here, just lots of really good, practical Biblical wisdom. I appreciated the Scripture references, the brief self-evaluations, and the practical application steps. These books would be excellent presents for newlyweds or for those who have been married for decades. Truth never goes out of style, and it's always good to be reminded of the basics of excellent marriages. Thank you, Merrills, for writing these books!

I gratefully received these books as eARCs from the authors, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

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