OT - Good devotional for couples!

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pollo_la
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OT - Good devotional for couples!

Post by pollo_la » Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:34 pm

I thought this would be a good place to ask this...

I would like advice on a good devotional book for couples. I am looking for something that is just "short and sweet," but will encourage both my husband and I to really "think" and have some good discusions and prayer time together.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! :D
Laurie:
Wife to Daniel since June 2002
Mom to: Odessa (5) using LHFHG and Emerging Readers from BLHFHG,
Sophie (3), Nadia (2), and Elliana (newborn)

Candice
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Re: OT - Good devotional for couples!

Post by Candice » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:05 pm

Hi Laurie,

I just wanted to mention God's Hand In Life's Little Moments. I did not purchase it as a devotional for both my husband and myself, but I imagine you could go through it together. There are opportunities throughout the book that offer a "prayer to share" (with your husband) and that could be a valuable and fullfilling experience for the two of you. Maybe Julie can pipe in and shed some light on that some more.
Oh, and time-wise, GHILLM is very doable because it is set up in little "chunks" that help you to actually accomplish the reading within your busy schedule/life. HOD just seems to have a knack for providing things in effective bite-sized amounts!
Here is the link to GHILLM:

http://www.heartofdakota.com/gods-hand.php

Candice :D

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Re: OT - Good devotional for couples!

Post by crlacey » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:27 pm

We often use the Couple Devotional Bible by Zondervan. You can find it at Amazon pretty cheap most days.
We have also used Night Lights by Dr. Dobson.
Crystal
DD 20 married college graduate
DS 17 college student
DD 11 CTC

Finished: LHTH, LHFHG, BLHFHG, BHFHG, PHFHG, CTC, Res to Ref, Rev to Rev, MTMM, parts of WG and WH

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Re: OT - Good devotional for couples!

Post by my3sons » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:21 pm

Thanks, Candice! :D The prayers in GHILLM have really drawn me close to my dh, and he's especially appreciated the "wife" portion of the devotional since it directly pertains to his relationship with me. :wink: It would work to go through this with your husband from the standpoint of each theme's character qualities. If you are looking for something written in a very specific way for you and your dh as a couple, Night Lights by Dobson was good (or the portion my dh and I got done was good). We also tried to do Shepherding a Child's Heart, and enjoyed that for a spell too. I'm always more gung-ho to do these types of things than my dh is though, so if you and your dh are really on the same page about that, there are some great couple devotionals. Both of the ones I mentioned will deal with you and your dh and your relationship with your dc. I just finished doing The Love Dare (if you've seen Fireproof, the movie, it's like that). It was life-changing for me. I imagine it would be truly amazing to do that along with your dh if he's open to it!

In Christ,
Julie
Enjoyed LHTH to USII
Currently using USI
Wife to Rich for 28 years
Mother to 3 sons, ages 23, 20, and 16
Sister to Carrie

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