Lists to Love By for Busy Wives

I really liked this book and it's companion book Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands! 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!

This book is exactly what it promises - a series of simple exercises designed to help you strengthen your bond with your partner under the guidance of the church. It is short and to the point and has some good ideas that were new to me.

This is a quick read, something you can pick up read the list for the day and get to work.
The authors touch on many important topics that I think we need to be reminded of, such as the way we talk about our husbands in public, what to do when you don’t feel like being intimate, texts to send your husband.
The authors suggest reading a chapter a day and then doing something from the list for the day and then once you have gotten through all of the chapters go back and so something new from the list.
I will be honest and say that for me there wasn’t any earth shattering. When I read a book about marriage I always hope to get something new and just feel like I got some good reminders of things I do know. But with that said I do think there is a lot of value in this book for someone who is looking to make changes in an easy and not overwhelming way.

A copy of this book was given to me through Netgalley.com. All opinions are my own.

Lists to Love By for Busy Wives is a companion book of Lists to Love By for Busy Husbands. These two books don't take a lot of time to read and yet have some creative and practical ways for spouses to bridge the gap and improve their relationship.

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...
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.

Great book! I found this book to have wonderful and practical solutions for the every day challenges within a marriage. My hope is after reading this book that I will be able to implement some of this very practical advice to improve my marriage.

A nice book to help remind us how to better love our spouses. I enjoyed the reflection questions at the end of each chapter. I did not read through this with my husband, but it was a good tool to help me focus on where I need to improve!

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.

Being with my High Sweetheart for 21 years now and married for 17 I still found so much practical and useful ideas in this book. Whether you're newly married or married a lifetime this book is an amazing resource to build your bond of marriage stronger than ever before. With user friendly advice that you'll remember for a long time. I highly recommend this book.