What Book is on Your Nightstand?

I absolutely love books. So much so that a few years ago, Keith insisted on me getting a library card and going on a book-buying moratorium. At the time, he claimed we were going to need to purchase a larger home just to accommodate my books.

In fairness to him, he may not have been too far off from the truth. In fairness to me, renting from the library isn’t the same because I can’t highlight and tab the books so that idea never took root.

The night stand next to my bed is piled with books (I can only read one at a time so why are there so many). Nearly every closet in our home contains stacks of books along the top and I have one large closet dedicated solely to books.

There is just something about books I find so hard to eliminate. I have textbooks from college I just can’t bring myself to get rid of. A book from Nutrition 101 that I hold on to just in case I want to be reminded at a later date of some of the more interesting lessons contained (as if that textbook isn’t completely out of date at this point).

I began reading books on marriage and relationships long before I met my husband. I wanted to be prepared as possible for the road that lied ahead. I wanted to be the best wife I could be in advance. I desired to be a whole person before I met the man I’d share the rest of my life with.

The marriage books I think have been the most helpful to me have been The Five Love Languages (although that one I just read earlier this year when members of this club voted it their number one pick), The Surrendered Wife by Laura Doyle, Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman (I love any book by him), Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey and Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. I realize Total Money Makeover may seem like an odd choice when talking about marriage but I actually think it’s the one book every married couple should read through together. One of the greatest challenges in marriage are poor finances so taking that out of the equation allows a couple much smoother sailing.

Question: What is the best book (or books) you’ve ever read on marriage, family and/or relationships?

Until tomorrow…make it a great day!

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Fawn Weaver

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Fawn Weaver is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 1 million women in over 110 countries around the world. She’s an investor in real estate, tech sector and lifestyle brands. When she’s not writing or working, she's happily doting over her husband of twelve years, Keith (and sometimes manages to do all three simultaneously).