Romancing Your Husband: Enjoying a Passionate Life Together

by Debra White Smith

Bestselling author Debra White Smith now helps wives to pour their creative energies into their husbands, revolutionizing their marriages in the process. “Brace yourself for an invigorating journey,” advises Smith—a journey that will changes lives and testify to a skeptical world that Christian marriages are the most exciting on the planet. Smith uses examples from her own life to demonstrate how real love -- the kind that burns strong through the decades -- comes as a direct result of a truly biblical union. Romancing Your Husband advocates a wife’s active pursuit of intimacy and growth in the marriage relationship with topics that A collection of workbook devotions helps readers deepen their understanding of the book's main thoughts. Engaged, newlywed, and long-wed women will discover exciting ideas to radically transform and sustain a marriage of romance, expectation, and passion.

Genres: Marriage, Nonfiction, Christian Non Fiction, Self Help, Christian, Womens, Relationships

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Debra White Smith is a seasoned Christian author, speaker, and media personality who has been regularly publishing books for over a decade. In the last twelve years, she has accumulated more than 55 books sales to her credit with more than 1 million books in print. Her titles include such life-changing books as Romancing Your Husband, Romancing Your Wife, The Divine Romance: Developing Intimacy with God, the The Lonestar Intrigue fiction series, and The Jane Austen fiction series.

As a woman of God, Debra is committed to the highest standards of integrity and to spending hours a week being still before the Father, staying in tune with Him, and listening for His voice of direction in all she does. This commitment to romancing the Lord, coupled with her lifestyle of devouring, analyzing, and dissecting the Word of God has allowed God to bring about a miracle of deliverance and healing in Debra's spirit, mind, and soul. Debra holds a double Ph.D. from the toughest schools in the world. The first Ph.D. from the "School of Hard Knocks" and the second, from the "School of Very Hard Knocks." Aside from that, she holds an M.A. in English from the University of Texas.

Along with Debra's being voted a fiction-reader favorite several times, her book Romancing Your Husband was a finalist in the 2003 Gold Medallion Awards. And her Austen Series novel First Impressions was a finalist in the 2005 Retailer's Choice Awards. Debra has been a popular media guest across the nation, including Fox TV, The 700 Club, ABC Radio, USA Radio Network, and Moody Broadcasting. Her favorite hobbies include fishing, bargain-hunting, and swimming with her family. Debra also vows she would walk 50 miles for a scoop of German chocolate ice cream.

Reviews

[Chrystalhaynes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very well written and an easy read. I really appreciate all of the personal accounts from her and her friends about the difficult times in their marriages. Mrs. Smith gives many great and creative ideas on how to spice up a marriage. The devotinals at the end are something I will definitely revisit. I have never read anything from this author but I will surely read more of her work including her romance mysteries.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm rating this 5 stars because I really liked the format of this book, and it also contained suggestions for *ahem*, seducing your husband from a Christian perspective. I think this is the 4th or 5th marriage book I've read, so I am certainly not an expert, but just based on titles on what else is out there, this book addresses things that I wouldn't feel comfortable asking ANYONE and I felt comfortable reading this author because I know her background as a Christian author/conference speaker (in other words I knew she wouldn't have some weird tilt or bring in something ungodly).

I must admit that (possibly the first chapter), I thought the example or concept was so mushy and out of reach I wanted to throw up my hands BUT then the author has a header "Reality Check" and gets into the nitty gritty. She has the "Reality Check" in every chapter! I also appreciated that she says that it could take a year(s) to see improvement in your marriage after putting some of the principles into practice and that marriage takes WORK. And I liked her focus on prayer, and the prayer points at the end of each chapter, an entire chapter devoted to your relationship with God and how it matters in marriage, and the 20+ devotionals at the end of the book.

The chapter "lover wife" not "mother wife" was a good one. I already need to re-read this book and be diligent about applying the principles and working in those prayer topics. I want to buy this in hard copy for easier reference- I read the Kindle version.

There was just one testimony she pulled in from another woman's marriage that was a bit "out there" for me, but I am not going to dispute what someone thinks the Lord told them to do, and that example was pretty extreme and luckily not something I am facing!

I would recommend this book to women. I wish I had known about it when I first got married.

[Melody Shafer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was a little elementary for me. I wished the author had considered the different types of audiences she was writing to. Addressing a passionate life looks different for someone who has been married one year in comparison to someone who has been married 31 years. The author incorporated some creative ideas towards the end of the book; however, it just seemed the overall book was geared to a 30 something woman with children at home. This is probably in part because of where the author is in her stage of marriage when writing the book?

[Melissa (Always Behind) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Going through books I've had on my shelf for years--this one didn't have any problematic parts, I did appreciate her thoughtful analysis of submission, that it is not an excuse for abuse or other poor behavior.
Overall it's a little simplistic, but if you are a Christian and have been married for a while, it might have some helpful tips and suggestions to get out of a rut.

[Brigitte · Rating 4 out of 5]

My awesome library got this book for me on a library loan from a library in Colorado. This book is written by a popular Christian writer and she weaves her beliefs into this book about marriage. It has been awhile since I've read a book about marriage. It must of been about time because I really found myself humbled about how easy it is to put myself before my husband. There was a lot of room for thought given to me in this book. I plan to give some serious time to prayer to be reminded as to what I need to be doing better as a spouse and ask for the ability to truly see my wonderful husband as the Savior sees him.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far it's fantastic and is a great read for any wife who desires to go deeper into her marriage. It was given to me as a wedding gift. Also, it has a Christian background to it, so if you aren't a Jesus lover you still may want to read it, but don't say I didn't warn you :) I am learning a lot through it!

[Jenny]

Ok, well, techincally, I've been reading this book for nearly 3 years, but I've started it over again because I really want to finish it this time. It's real good!

[Ezzzmeralda]

it was recommended and given to me :)

[Blair Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book really sparked my creativity and helped me find little ways to do things for my husband. I realized that husbands who are romanced, in turn, romance back!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haha read this book back in high school when New Life ministry was giving it out. Still one of the best relationship books I ever read and continue to revert back to as needed.

[Jen]

Reading for the second time. A good refresher once in awhile to remind me not to neglect my hubby.