Synopses & Reviews
If youve ever wished you could understand your husband better... this book is for you!
Men are fascinating. God made them that way. But many women find them frustrating and hard to figure out. This book will encourage you to put your own frustrations and disappointments aside and set out on a new adventure. A journey of understanding, acceptance and love for the heart of your beloved husband.
Lysa TerKeurst, based upon input from hundreds of men, suggests eight ways to capture your husbands heart:
• Support Him Spiritually
• Encourage Him Emotionally
• Enjoy Him Sexually
• Appreciate Him Vocationally• Engage Him Intellectually
• Connect With Him Relationally
• Affirm Him Physically
• Stand by Him Permanently
“Lysa TerKeurst helps women uncover and meet their husbands unique desires. Enjoyable, encouraging, and effective—a book women will read with eagerness.”
DR. GARY CHAPMAN
Author, The Five Love LanguagesLisa TerKeurst is president of the Proverbs 31 Ministries and co-host of a radio program. She is the author of Living Life on Purpose, The Sweetest Story Ever Told, and co-author of Seven Life Principles for Every Woman. She and her husband, Art, live just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, with their three daughters.
Review
Lysa TerKeurst helps women uncover and meet their husbands’ unique desires. Enjoyable, encouraging, and effective—a book women will read with eagerness.-Dr. Gary Chapman, Author, The Five Love Languages
Synopsis
A truly fulfilling marriage involves two people focusing on each others' needs rather than their own. Lysa TerKeurst, president of The Proverbs 31 Ministry, has written a practical guide for each spouse that will open their eyes to the needs, desires, and longings of the other. She offers eight essential criteria for capturing the heart of your spouse, with creative tips on how to accomplish them. Having a great marriage takes time, creativity, and willingness.
Capture His Heart and
Capture Her Heart are excellent tools to help spouses run this very worthwhile race.
Husbands Need Their Wives To:
1. Support Them Spiritually
2. Encourage Them Emotionally
3. Enjoy Them Sexually
4. Appreciate Them Vocationally
5. Engage Them Intellectually
6. Connect with Them Relationally
7. Affirm Them Physically
8. Stand by Them Permanently
Synopsis
Lysa TerKeurst has written a practical guide for wives that will open their eyes to their husbands’ needs, desires, and longings. She offers eight essential criteria for capturing the heart of your spouse with tips on how to accomplish them.
About the Author
LYSA TERKEURST is the president of The Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is a nationally known speaker and award-winning author of 11 books including What Happens When Women Say Yes to God as well as Seven Life Principles for Every Woman, Capture Her Heart (for husbands) and Capture His Heart (for wives). She has been featured on various radio and T.V. ourlets such as Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, Good Morning America, Oprah Show, Woman's Day Magazine, and O Magazine, respectively. Lysa and her husband Art have five children and reside in Waxhaw, NC.
Table of Contents
Introduction: What the Heart of Your Man Wants You to Know
Your husband needs you to support him spiritually.
1: Even a Great Husband Makes a Poor God
2: The Submission Mission
3: Praying for Your Husband
Your husband needs you to encourage him emotionally.
4: The Great Masculine Adventure
5: Touching the Heart of Your Tender Warrior
6: Boys Will Be Boys
Your husband needs you to enjoy him sexually.
7: The Makings of a Better Lover
8: An Amazing Banquet
9: Encounter or Experience?
Your husband needs you to appreciate him vocationally.
10: Your Provider: Puffed Up or Pooped Out
11: Don't Clip His Wings
12: Home: Haven or Headache?
Your husband needs you to engage him intellectually.
13: Husbands Are Hunters, Not Hinters
14: Dangers of the Leaky Faucet
15: The Power of the Shared Dream
Your husband needs you to connect with him relationally.
16: Discovering What Makes Him Tick Without Ticking Him Off
17: Understanding His Compartment Department
18: The Key to Becoming Your Husband's Friend...Laughter!
Your husband needs you to affirm him physically.
19: God Designed Us Physically Different
20: Loving the Love Handles
21: Becoming His Beauty
Your husband needs you to stand by him permanently.
22: For Better or Worse
23: Even If
24: Happily Ever After
Conclusion: No Marriage Is Picture-Perfect