Dear Loretta
The cover of What to Say, Honey, kitchen-table scripts for the hard talks in a Christian marriage. Loretta, an AI character, looks into the camera in her kitchen.

What to Say, Honey

Kitchen-table scripts for the hard talks in a Christian marriage

Loretta is an AI character. These scripts are for encouragement. They are not counseling.

The words to start the talk you keep putting off.

His phone at supper, his mother, a credit card he never mentioned, the pew you sit in alone. Find the feeling first, then your card.

Each card gives you the words to start, what he's likely to say and your next sentence, three things not to say, and one verse from the King James Bible for your own heart.

Printable PDF

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45 pages, US Letter. Print the cards you need, or read yours on your phone before you talk. For your own use.

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Look inside

Two pictures from the store page, made from the real pages. Tap a picture to see it larger.

  • Two pages from What to Say, Honey: the index by feeling, and the whole book on one page.
    Find your card
  • A divider page and card 5, about a mother-in-law who corrects your parenting, with its script, his likely answers and a verse.
    A card

What's inside

  • 16 cards in five feelings
  • I miss him: his phone, late nights, no dates, no closeness
  • I need him on my side: his mother, the holidays, his grown son, the supper dishes
  • I don't know what's true: a hidden credit card, pornography, an ex who still texts
  • I'm alone in the pew: church, prayer, family devotions
  • I can't let it go: his past, and forgiving him
  • Before Any Hard Talk: the whole book on one page
  • The Second-Try Rule, for when a talk already went wrong
  • Good Talks, the Seven Lines and When He Brings One to You
  • A log for what you said and how it went

What it is, and what it isn't

It gives you words to start with. No script can make anyone listen, and it isn't counseling. If your marriage is in real trouble, please talk with your pastor or a Christian counselor.

If you're afraid of your husband, don't use a script. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.

The book's words and photo were made with AI tools. Every verse is from the King James Version and was checked word for word.

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