Table of Contents
1 An Invitation to Play the Starring Role 7
Section 1 Prays for Him
2 What Does Prayer Have to Do with It? 13
3 Then God Created an Intercessor 19
4 Prayer Changes People 33
Section 2 Respects Him
5 The One Thing He Can't Do Without 41
6 Two Heads Are Not Always Better Than One 47
7 Wanting What You Have vs. Having What You Want 55
8 A Picture Paints a Thousand Words 59
9 Happy Endings 67
Twenty-Five Ways to Show Respect
Section 3 Adores Him
10 The Longing of His Heart 75
11 Love on a Silver Platter 85
12 Serving in a Me-First Society 95
13 Romance Is Not Just for Us Girls 101
14 Lost that Lovin' Feelin'? 105
Twenty-Five Ways to Show Your Husband You Adore Him
Section 4 Initiates Intimate Friendship with Him
15 A Thousand Sharings 113
16 Creating Commonalities 117
17 Communicating Effectively 125
Twemty-Five Ways to be a Good Listener
Section 5 Safeguards Her Marriage
18 In-Laws or Out-Laws? 141
19 Then There Were Three 153
20 Guard Your Heart 161
21 Homeland Security 171
Twenty-Five Ways to Safeguard Your Marriage
Section 6 Encourages Him
22 The Power of a Word 181
23 Don't Try to Out-Man Your Man 189
24 What You Plant Is What You Grow 195
25 Chief Cheerleader or Chief Critic? 205
Twenty-Five Things to Never Say to Your Spouse Twenty-Five Things Your Husband Longs to Hear
Section 7 Sexually Fulfills Him
26 The First Chapter in His Book 217
27 Recharging His Battery 225
28 The Right and Fright of Refusal 231
29 Get Creative 237
Twenty-Five Tips for Making Sparks Fly
Epilogue: What Will the Future Hold? 247
Appendix: Praying Scriptural Prayers for Your Husband from Head to Toe 251
Study Guide 261
Notes 289