Summer is a great time for family fun. If your family is like mine, you’re trying to think of fun summer activities you can do as a family. Here are some ideas if you get stuck. Add some of your ideas in the comment section or on Facebook for all of us to share. ...

July 1, 2011

Freedom & Family

by John Salmon

Happy Fourth of July! Today we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, a step toward a free and independent United States. What does family have to do with the Fourth of July? For one thing, we celebrate the Fourth of July with our families. Secondly, and perhaps of greater importance, family lays the...

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Celebration

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June 25, 2011

3 Simple Steps to Discipline Children

by John Salmon

Children misbehave I probably don’t need to convince you of that…we all know it. Children need us to teach them proper behavior. That’s what discipline is all about–“training to ensure proper behavior: the practice or methods of teaching and enforcing acceptable patterns of behavior.” How do we train children in proper behavior? How do we...

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Family Shepherds

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June 18, 2011

Rare & Elusive Family Words of Honor

by John Salmon

There are some things you just don’t hear in the sacred walls of home…even though they would really show great honor to other family members. I thought I’d list a few of those rare and elusive phrases today. You rarely hear these statements in a family, but wouldn’t it be great…? “No fair, I...

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Grace Honor

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June 12, 2011

Lets Hear It For Dad!

by John Salmon

If you were to judge fatherhood by watching sitcoms, you might think fathers are easily replaced. Sitcoms present fathers as having a self-absorbed teenage mentality of fun and games, unable to make a mature choice for their family. They are “bumbling ninnies” acquiescing to their wives because they have no idea how to help their...

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Celebration Honor

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June 12, 2011

Enjoying Your Child–Priceless

by John Salmon

Parenting is hard work. We have schedules to keep, dinners to prepare, messes to clean up, occupational demands, yards to keep, clothes to wash…. The work never ends. Sometimes we get so caught up in the day to day activities of life and in providing for our children, teaching our children, and disciplining our children...

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Family Shepherds

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June 6, 2011

A Therapist with Separation Anxiety

by John Salmon

My wife and I are both therapists. We love our work, but there are drawbacks when it comes to as psychobabble) and they turn it back on us from time to time. Let me give you a brief example. My wife and I left our children at home overnight for the first time a couple...

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Family Shepherds

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June 6, 2011

A Leader in Submission

by John Salmon

“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” -Ephesians 5:21 I realize that our society tends to downplay “submission.” We don’t see submission as an admired trait. In fact, we don’t even like the word “submission.” We avoid it, degrade it, make light of it. Rarely do we receive a compliment like, “You are...

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Grace Honor

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May 28, 2011

Memorial Day & Family

by John Salmon

As I grow older, I come to appreciate Memorial Day more. It has always marked the start of summer–pools opening, cooking outside on the grill, having a picnic. However, it has gained greater meaning in regards to the sacrifices made to secure our freedom. It has become a holiday of honor and respect for those...

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Celebration Honor

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May 28, 2011

7 Ways to Teach Dependability

by John Salmon

Infants need their parents. Their parents feed them, bathe them, change their diapers, clothe them, help them get to sleep, calm them, and so on. In spite of all this effort from parents, I’ve never heard an infant tell his mother, “I see you’re busy with dinner, Mom. Don’t worry about my bottle. I’m hungry,...

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Family Shepherds

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Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

20 Ideas for Family Summer Fun

Freedom & Family

3 Simple Steps to Discipline Children

Rare & Elusive Family Words of Honor

Lets Hear It For Dad!

Enjoying Your Child–Priceless

A Therapist with Separation Anxiety

A Leader in Submission

Memorial Day & Family

7 Ways to Teach Dependability