Updated 04 26 2022
General
- Attachments: Why You Love, Feel and Act the Way You Do (Clinton & Sibcy)
- Caring Enough to Confront (David Augsburger)
- Caring Enough to Forgive/Not Forgive (David Augsburger)
- Changes that Heal (Dr. Henry Cloud)
- I Should Forgive, But… (Chuck Lynch)
- Make Anger Your Ally (Neil Clark Warren)
- The Blessing (Smalley & Trent)
- The Gift of Honor (Smalley & Trent)
- The Mom Factor (Cloud & Townsend)
- The Other Side of Love: Handling Anger in a Godly Way (Gary Chapman)
- The Wounded Spirit (Frank Peretti)
Marriage
- An Affair of the Mind (Laurie Hall)
- Am I Sleeping With the Enemy? (Ron Clark)
- As For Me and My House (Walter Wangerin)
- Boundaries in Marriage (Cloud & Townsend)
- Building Your Mate’s Self Esteem (Dennis & Barbara Rainey)
- The Couple Checkup: Find Your Relationship Strengths (Olsen, Olsen-Sigg, & Larson)
- Dropping Your Guard (Charles Swindoll)
- Equality In Christ? (Richard Hove)
- Every Man’s Marriage (Stoeker & Arterburn)
- Five Signs of a Loving Family (Gary Chapman)
- For Better or Best: Understand Your Man (Gary Smalley)
- Getting Serious About Getting Married (Debbie Maken)
- Getting the Love You Want (Harville Hendrix)
- His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage (Willard Harley)
- How to Talk to Your Husband/How to Talk to Your Wife (Patti McDermott)
- How to Work With the One You Love (Cameron & Parton)
- I Love You, But Why Are We So Different? (Tim LaHaye)
- I Married You (Walter Trobisch)
- If Only He Knew: Understanding Your Wife (Gary Smalley)
- Incompatibility: Still Grounds for a Great Marriage (Chuck Snyder)
- Intimate Allies (Allender & Longman)
- Love & Respect (Emerson Eggerichs)
- Love & War (Eldredge & Eldredge)
- Love For a Lifetime (James Dobson)
- Love is a Decision (Smalley & Trent)
- Marriage is So Much More, Lord (Ruth Calkin)
- Marriage Matters (Tony Evans)
- Marriage on the Mend (Clint & Penny A. Bragg)
- Men Read Newspapers, Not Minds (Sandra P. Aldrich)
- Men: Some Assembly Required (Chuck Snyder)
- Not Your Parents Marriage (Jerome & Kellie Daley)
- One Marriage Under God (H. Norman Wright)
- Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)
- Safe Haven Marriage (Hart & Morris)
- Sheet Music (Dr. Kevin Leman)
- Staying Together When an Affair Pulls You Apart (Stephen Judah)
- The Christ Centered Marriage (Neil T. Anderson)
- The DNA of Relationships for Couples (Smalley, Paul & Wallace)
- The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)
- The Language of Love (Smalley & Trent)
- The Love Dare (Alex Kendrick)
- The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted (Gary Chapman)
- The Meaning of Marriage (Tim Keller)
- The Mingling of Souls (Matt Chandler)
- The Power of a Praying Husband (Stormie Omartian)
- The Power of a Praying Wife (Stormie Omartian)
- The Triumphant Marriage (Neil Clark Warren)
- The Way to a Woman’s Heart (Chuck Snyder)
- Two Part Harmony (Patrick M. Morley)
- When Couples Pray (Cheri Fuller)
- When Men Think Private Thoughts (Gordon MacDonald)
- Your Marriage, God’s Mission (Clint & Penny A. Bragg)
Separation
- Hope for the Separated (Gary Chapman)
- Reconcilable Differences (Dr. Jim Talley)
- Relationship Rescue (Dr. Phil McGraw)
- Separated & Waiting (Jan Northington)
- Winning Your Wife Back Before It Is Too Late (Smalley, Smalley & Smalley)
Divorce
- Between Two Worlds (Elizabeth Marquardt)
- Marriage and Divorce: God’s Call, God’s Compassion (M.G. McLuhan)
- Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible (Jay Adams)
- New Life After Divorce (Bill Butterworth)
- Staying Together When an Affair Pulls You Apart (Stephen Judah)
- When “I Do” Becomes “I Don’t” (Laura Petherbridge)
Devotionals
These were just some of the books I read and studied when Richard and I were separated. I hope you find them helpful also.
- A Little Inspiration for a Faith-Filled Day, published by Barbour Books, compiled by Cynthia Margaret, Stoker Franklin
- A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Philip Keller
- Captivating by Staci Eldredge
- Perfect Trust by Chuck Swindoll
- Stepping Heavenward by Mrs. E. Prentiss
- Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman; edited by James Reimann, published by Zondervan
- The Sacred Romance by John Eldredge
- The Singing God by Sam Storms, published by Creation House
- Waiting on God by Andrew Murray
- Walking With the Savior by Max Lucado
- Bible studies from Beth Moore, Kay Arthur, and Kelly Minter.
- Lifeway is a good resource for more devotionals/Bible studies.
- Use a small spiral-bound notebook to use as a “Thankful” book.
- Use a spiral-bound “project planner” notebook for journaling, or use your computer word processing program.
- Make sure you have a Bible you aren’t afraid to write in and mark up as you “search the Scriptures diligently”!
- Index cards to write out Scriptures you want to memorize.