If you feel like “I love you” is getting stale, try a couple of other phrases to express your love. Here are a dozen ideas from which you can choose. You are important to me. I’ll make sacrifices for you. I’ll give that up for you. I forgive you. I need you. I think about...

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May 8, 2016

The Top 12 Duties of a Mother

by John Salmon

Mothers have one of the most influential and important jobs in the world…and one of the most difficult. Just consider some of the duties a mother carries out on a daily basis. Chef: A mother cooks 2-3 meals a day. Sometimes, their children will love the meals you prepare. Sometimes, they will hate them. Most...

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May 2, 2016

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7 Ways Gratitude Benefits Your Family According to Research

by John Salmon

According to research, practicing gratitude can benefits your marriage and family in numerous ways. Let me share 7 of the benefits I think all families need to know. Gratitude “vaccinates” against impulsiveness and poor self-control. Of course, this is not a one-time vaccine. We need to practice “gratitude boosters” on a daily basis to get...

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April 23, 2016

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The Top 6 Components of an Effective Apology

by John Salmon

Let’s face it; we all make mistakes. We all do things in and to our families for which we need to apologize. It could be something as simple as forgetting to pick up the milk or as complex as feeling unloved. Whatever it is, an apology is in order. But, not just any apology will...

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April 18, 2016

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3 Ways Giving Support Will Benefit Your Family

by John Salmon

Paul was on his way to Rome when he called the elders of Ephesus to meet him. He wanted to offer one last message of encouragement to them. That message ended with these words: “…In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the...

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April 16, 2016

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The Countercultural Message of Marriage

by John Salmon

I wonder what Jesus would say about marriage? Of course He did talk about marriage some. But, imagine if He had thrown a “section on marriage” into the Sermon on the Mount. “You have heard it said,” Jesus might begin, “That marriage will complete you and make you whole. But I say to you that...

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April 4, 2016

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A Fourfold Legacy for My Family

by John Salmon

In my last blog I shared how people who have never seen a healthy family can begin to raise a healthy family themselves. In doing so, they redeem their family and set the coming generations on a new trajectory toward health and wholeness. In this blog, I wanted to share a brief overview of the...

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April 2, 2016

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Healthy Family? Never Saw One

by John Salmon

Struggling couples often arrive at my office caught up in a cycle of defensiveness, criticism, shame, hurt, and anger. After some information gathering, I might ask the couple who they know with a marriage they want to emulate. Too many (way too many) say they have never seen a good marriage. They name couples they...

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March 28, 2016

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Marital Advice from “Captain Obvious”

by John Salmon

It may seem obvious, but simply understanding your partner’s needs, desires, and struggles does not build intimacy. To build intimacy requires you understand AND care! A compassionate response flows from caring and must accompany understanding to build a healthy marriage. Rhett Butler’s statement to Scarlet O’Hara, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” marked...

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March 21, 2016

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A Communication Decoder Ring for You

by John Salmon

Family communication is not the simple process I once thought. I’ve decided I need a communication decoder ring. I say something to my spouse or children and think they’ll understand it…but they don’t. What I want to say gets filtered before I speak. Then, what the listener hears gets filtered before they understand. The whole...

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Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

“I Love You” Getting Stale? Try These

The Top 12 Duties of a Mother

7 Ways Gratitude Benefits Your Family According to Research

The Top 6 Components of an Effective Apology

3 Ways Giving Support Will Benefit Your Family

The Countercultural Message of Marriage

A Fourfold Legacy for My Family

Healthy Family? Never Saw One

Marital Advice from “Captain Obvious”

A Communication Decoder Ring for You