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June 20, 2015

Mom was Right…Again!!

by John Salmon
Mom was right again. I almost hate to say it, but she ends up right more often than not. She always said, “Eat your vegetables,” and now several scientific studies support her demands on my young taste buds. (When did science start siding with my mother anyway?) A study of 13,983 adults in England suggests that...
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June 13, 2015

Family Homes Filled with Sacred Places

by John Salmon
Our homes are filled with sacred places, places set apart for special purposes. We often take these sacred places for granted. Unfortunately, we disregard the sacred places of home to our own peril. When we neglect the sacred places in our homes, we miss the opportunities they offer for intimacy and growth. We fall “out...
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June 1, 2015

Another Habit for a Happy Family

by John Salmon
Actions for Happiness compiled a list of 10 habits that increase individual happiness. When we encourage these ten habits in our family, we have happy individual family members. Happy family members contribute to a happy family. I don’t know about you, but I love to come home to a happy family! So, I like to explore...
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May 23, 2015

The Marriage I Want My Kids to See

by John Salmon
I have two daughters, both in transition from the late teen years into young adulthood. I have some mixed feelings about this. They are wonderful young ladies and I love spending time with them; but they will soon leave home. Eventually, they will marry and begin their own families. Someone else will become the “man...
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April 20, 2015

“Steak” Your Claim on Family Dinner

by John Salmon
Have you seen the advertisement for the “Delmio Pepper Hacker”? I want to purchase one. Watch the 2-minute video advertisement and see if you might like one for your family as well. You know, you can reclaim dinner time without the Delmio Pepper Hacker. You can establish dinner time as a tech-free time—no technology at...
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March 31, 2015

Prayer Changes Things—sample chapter from “For His Eyes Only”

by John Salmon
(Help spread the news: retweet the tweets embedded in this blog and send this sample chapter to other men who want to become the husband God designed and the one their wives desire!) “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” (James 5:16b—NIV) I learned an important lesson about prayer during my early twenties. A...
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February 9, 2015

Parental Assumptions & the Cycle of Discipline

by John Salmon
What do you believe about your children’s behavior? When they misbehave, what assumptions do you make?  When they behave well, what do you think? Many parents don’t take the time to answer these questions. However, the answers you give impact your children’s behavior, your children’s belief about themselves, and your response to your children’s behavior....
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