The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional: A 365-Day Devotional for Christian Couples (The One Year Signature Series) Paperback – September 1, 2009

I read the 5 Love Languages book written by Gary Chapman years ago. I just recently purchased another copy of that book because I lost my original. I'm re-reading the book while my husband is listening to the book on CD. I'm not sure what I expected when I ordered this devotional book, but it has certainly exceeded my expectations.The book itself is very nice. It has a leather look and feel. It doesn't look "girly" so it looks nice on your bedside table no matter if you are maleaving or female. Prior to receiving this we were reading a devotional every night before bed together. Even though the devotions were good, they rarely touched on marriage, relationships or anything like what we need right now. The devotions in this book are so good I have actually sat down and read some of them like a regular book. They truly hit home for both spouses and in my opinion help couples understand each other better. During a difficult time in our marriage we have found this book to be extremely helpful.The devotions are about a page long but not dull or boring reads. They are informative but not difficult to understand or comprehend. Even though we are reading/listening to the 5 Love Languages at the same time separately this seems to be the glue to bring all of that together.Reading this at night before we go to bed seems to be particularly nice. It's the end of the day, work is over, chores are finished, kids are in bed & after being in a marriage/relationship for many years it's a much needed time of sharing and quiet yet thoughtful moment together.I would recommend this devotional to anyone in a marriage, long term committed relationship or even for newlyweds just starting out. This would make a great gift to a newly married couple.I have nothing negative to say about this devotional at all. I think I enjoy this more than the book to be honest. My husband seems to enjoy it as well which is really saying something because he's not a "reader" or lover of books in general.I DID NOT receive this book at a discount, for free or as a part of any program. I purchased it by choice with my own money. My reviews are my own honest opinions and thoughts.

My husband and I have enjoyed having this on our side table as a way to engage meaningful conversations in the evenings.

Excellent reading for couples

These are great short devotions, and perfect in length weather you're a busy person or not. Many devotions are very wordy and take far too many paragraphs (or pages) to get their point across. The "Love Language" idea has been around for years so we were not new to the concept. We've found the concise devotions to be easily understood and applicable to our lives. We've been together over 30 years and have purchased other devotions that ,frankly, got forgotten or ignored in short order and I had buyer's remorse over the $20 wasted. This one, however, sure seems like a keeper. Even if we get busy and skip a day or two, they're not so long that we can't catch up and read a couple in a day to catch up later. And after so many years together, devotions can sometimes seem trite or ridiculously basic in their message, but we have found these to be good reminders of how we can respect and admire the person we were drawn to so many years ago instead of just focusing on one particular issue that is deviding us. If you can love and admire your mate, respecting the person they are by speaking their love language (and they strive to do the same) it's amazing the obstacles and issues you can overcome.

Great devotional to strengthen your marriage!

This book is great and the content is very relevant. The downside is that the text is extremely small and the color of the text makes it difficult to read. There is no large print option. Darker text would make it easier as well.

It's a must read

This has really helped was to be able to talk and see each other’s side!! Thankful to be able to spend time in a Christian devotion for couples.