Mr. and Mrs. 366 Devotions for Couples is a year long devotional written by Rob and Joanna Teigen, a married couple who have been at it more than thirty years. They have five children and three grandchildren, they have written a stack of books on marriage and family, and they run a ministry called Growing Home Together. That background matters, because the book reads like people who have actually done the thing rather than people theorizing about it.
How it works
Each of the 366 entries gives you a Scripture verse, a short devotion, and a prayer. That is the whole structure and it does not vary. There are 366 rather than 365, so leap years are covered.
The readings are genuinely short. This is a book you can do at the kitchen table before work, or in bed before the lights go out, without either of you dreading it. Most couples who try a joint devotional quit because the thing takes twenty minutes and requires energy neither person has at 9pm. This one does not have that problem.
A note on which edition you are buying
This one comes in several formats and it is easy to order the wrong one. The listing linked here is the blue faux leather flexcover: heat debossed and gold foiled title, gilt edged pages, ribbon marker. There is also a white faux leather version marketed toward brides and grooms, and a plain hardcover. The text is the same. You are choosing a cover.
It is worth saying plainly: this is priced and packaged as a gift book. Wedding, anniversary, shower. That is not a criticism, but if you want a cheap paperback to mark up, this is not it.
Content
The devotions cover the ordinary ground of married life. Communication, forgiveness, money, sex, in laws, parenting, seasons where you do not like each other very much. The Teigens do not pretend marriage is easy and they do not pile on guilt either. The tone is warm and the theology is mainstream evangelical, nothing unusual or contentious.
If you want deep exposition, this is not that. Each entry is a few hundred words. The value is the daily rhythm and the prompt to pray together, which a lot of couples never get around to on their own.
What we could not confirm
Some listings describe reflection prompts and colored page sections marking the months. We could not verify those from the publisher’s own description, which lists the verse, devotion, and prayer only. If those features matter to you, look at the Amazon preview first.
Who it is for
Couples who want to pray together and need something short enough to actually sustain. Newlyweds. Anyone shopping for a wedding or anniversary gift that will not sit unread. Also a decent option for a husband who wants to start something spiritual with his wife and does not know how to open that conversation. Handing her a book is easier than making a speech.
Bottom line
Simple, warm, and short enough to survive real life. Not deep, and not trying to be. For a couple who wants a daily habit rather than a study, it is a good pick.
Find Mr. and Mrs. 366 Devotions for Couples on Amazon.