__Dennis Rainey__ is president and CEO of FamilyLife, a division of Cru. Dennis and his wife, Barbara, have spoken at Weekend to Remember conferences around the world. Dennis serves as the daily host of the radio program FamilyLife Today. He and Barbara have authored more than two dozen books, including the bestselling Moments Together for Intimacy and Moments Together for Couples. The Raineys have six children and nineteen grandchildren.  
  
__Barbara Rainey__ and her husband, Dennis, have spoken at Weekend to Remember conferences around the world. Dennis and Barbara have authored more than two dozen books, including the bestselling Moments Together for Intimacy and Moments Together for Couples. The Raineys have six children and nineteen grandchildren.

It can be tempting for engaged couples to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now the bestselling resource for couples Preparing for Marriage has a companion devotional that includes fifty short devotions written by Dennis and Barbara Rainey. Preparing for Marriage is a program created by FamilyLife, one of America's leading marriage and family ministries, and is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting, and biblical marriage.

These fifty devotions help engaged couples develop a more intimate relationship with each other and with God--through Scripture, action steps, and discussion topics that will build a solid foundation for marriage.

Rainey, Dennis ;Rainey, Barbara

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Eleven Rules About Marriage that You Won’t Learn in School

2. Building Your Home on the Rock

3. Marriage Is a Gift

4. The Year of Wet Cement

5. Facades and Storefronts

6. The Seven Nonnegotiables of Life (Part One)

7. The Seven Nonnegotiables of Life (Part Two)

8. Marriage Is Not About You

9. A Grander Plan

10. Leaving Your Parents: The Balancing Act

11. Till Death Do Us Part

12. Sex Outside of Marriage: Where Life and Truth Collide

13. The Big Day

14. About Your Honeymoon

15. Don’t Be a Grasshopper

16. The New Normal

17. The Very Best Single Piece of Advice I Can Give You

18. A Marriage with No Hope (Part 1)

19. A Marriage with No Hope (Part 2)

20. Who Is Your Closest Neighbor?

21. Marriage Secrets from the Real Experts

22. You Have the Power

23. The Shattering of Glass

24. Emotional Adultery

25. Setting Up Guardrails

26. The Shadow of the Pa st

27. When Conf licts Keep Popping Up

28. Frequent Forgiveness

29. The Grand Illusion

30. What About Children?

31. You’re Joining a Family

32. If Only We’d Known ...

33. What Robs Men of Courage ? (For the Husba nd-to -Be)

34. Five Marks of a Man (For the Husband-to-Be)

35. Becoming a Spiritual Leader (For the Husband-to-Be)

36. Essential Number One: Make God’s Word a Priority (For t he Wife-to-Be)

37. Essential Number Two: Love Your Husband Unconditionally (For the Wife-to-Be)

38. Essential Number Three:Become a Helper to Your Husband (For the Wife-to-Be)

39. Who Does the Housework?

40. Making Decisions as a Couple

41. Keep on Running

Appendix: The Secret to Building a Great Marriage and Family

It can be tempting for engaged couples to focus on planning their wedding day and ignore preparations for the lifetime commitment that begins after the cake is cut. Now the bestselling resource for couplesPreparing for Marriagehas a companion devotional that includes fifty short devotions written by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.Preparing for Marriageis a program created by FamilyLife, one of America's leading marriage and family ministries, and is designed to help Christian couples lay the foundation for a strong, lasting, and biblical marriage.

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