15 49.0138 8.38624 arrow 0 both 0 4000 1 0 horizontal https://www.honorgracecelebrate.com 300 4000 - 0

Family by God's Design

Raising Families of Celebration Built on Honor & Grace

Family by God's Design

Category / Grace
January 21, 2012

A Child’s Fish Tale & The Freedom of Limits

by John Salmon
Children love to hear stories, especially stories about their parents’ childhood days. One of my children’s favorite stories involved a fish tale I use to tell them. Not just any fish tale, mind you, but a fish tale involving a talking fish named Cokey.  Cokey lived in our aquarium when I was a kid. He...
-Read More-
Family Shepherds    Grace    Honor
           
January 14, 2012

Children & Pressure: What’s a Parent To Do?

by John Salmon
Our children face multiple pressures. They live in a world where significance is idolized, recognition (being number 1) is sought with great fervor, and self-worth is determined by performance. Those pressures, unfortunately, sneak into our lives as parents and attack our children from within the home…from their own family…from us! Lies and rumors voiced among parents...
-Read More-
Celebration    Family Shepherds    Grace    Honor
                    
December 24, 2011

4 Resolutions to Transform Your Family This Year

by John Salmon
I hope you had a great Christmas enjoying your family and recalling the birth of Christ. With 2012 fast approaching, you may be thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Many people establish goals and resolutions with the intent of making their lives better. As you consider resolutions, consider that research suggests a happy family will add...
-Read More-
Grace    Honor
           
November 23, 2011

“Shut Up & Put Up” to Ruin Your Marriage & Family

by John Salmon
The “shut up and put up” strategy sounds inviting at first. You know, avoid the conflict and just go along for the sake of peace. After all, everyone enjoys a harmonious relationship filled with peace and quiet. Some people will put up with almost anything to keep the peace. “Little irritations…no big deal, I’d rather...
-Read More-
Grace
                    
October 15, 2011

One $5 Bill or Twenty-Five $1 Bills-Which Would Your Kids Choose?

by John Salmon
We live in a fast-paced world. Let’s face it, our families run in the fast lane. Parents have to work outside the home as well as fulfill the duties of chef, house custodian, landscaper, building maintenance, launderer, chauffer, administrator and administrative assistant, chief financial officer, disciplinarian, and entertainer in the home. Many parents also volunteer...
-Read More-
Family Shepherds    Grace
              
October 8, 2011

5 Steps for Forgiving Family

by John Salmon
“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love” (Bryant H. McGill). To maintain the intimate love of family, family members have to practice forgiveness. If we do not practice forgiveness in our family, we will find our family overrun with bitterness, anger, and resentment. Without forgiveness, family will become a...
-Read More-
Grace
           
1 … 29 30 31 32