Power of a praying wife has also helped me big time! I used to stomp off to write post-it notes in the correct subject instead of screaming at my husband. As the prayers were answered (sometimes by changing ME) I'd remove the post its...
I need the power of a praying mother, and the other one you mentioned sounds good. "the power of praying together"!
I am currently reading In His Steps By Charles Sheldon ( Ithink). Its a novel, but it is pretty eye opening!
And my all time faves are the Francine Rivers books. She has some out on the women in Jesus' lineage, and the men in His lineage... I 've only read the women, and they are terrific!