Many people in the area I live (Western PA) know about the carp at Pymatuning, “where ducks walk on carp.” Over 300,000 people a year throw chunks of bread into the water and watch the carp literally swim on top of one another to eat it. So many carp clamber over one another that ducks...

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October 24, 2015

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4 Marital Weapons of Mass Destruction

by John Salmon

People often enter into marriage armed with weapons of mass destruction. (We also possess tools to help our marriages flourish. Read about them in 4 Tools for a Happy Marriage.) These weapons will sink your marriage if you do not disarm them. Unfortunately, many people do not know the potential danger of these weapons. Many...

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October 19, 2015

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4 Tools for a Happy Marriage

by John Salmon

Did you know you possess a “mini-toolkit” for building a happy marriage? You received it free of charge a long time ago. The tools in this kit may have sat dormant for years, but each one can help your marriage grow. When you start to effectively use these tools, you will build years of security,...

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July 20, 2015

Family Honor & Respect in a Card Trick

by John Salmon

Did you ever see “The Colour Changing Card Trick” on YouTube? It is a cool card trick…and so much more. In fact, the “so much more” makes the trick astounding and teaches us an important lesson about family. Take a short 2 minutes and 43 seconds to watch “The Colour Changing Card Trick” in the...

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January 5, 2015

Step Back Momma Bear

by John Salmon

You see your child and another child fighting over a toy. What’s a parent to do? Your teen daughter comes home talking about an altercation with one of her friends. Should you step in and mediate? Your son starts off playing with another boy but you see it slowly escalate into aggressive wrestling and even some fighting. Does...

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Family Shepherds Honor

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November 17, 2014

Parenting Advice to Parents of Teens…From Teens

by John Salmon

Parenting teens is tough. They often seem to believe they have all the answers. They “know” exactly what they need, exactly how a parent can best parent, and exactly what their parent is doing wrong. Well, I decided to listen in on the vast wisdom of a few teens and learn some of their parenting...

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October 20, 2014

We’re Drowning Our Kids

by John Salmon

A paper published by the Making Caring Common Project reports that 48% of the 10,000 students they surveyed ranked achievement as their top priority, 30% ranked happiness as their top priority, and only 22% ranked caring as their top priority. A full 78% ranked personal achievement or personal happiness above caring! In addition, 60% thought...

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Family Shepherds

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September 1, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts & A Better Behaved Child

by John Salmon

I stood in line at Dunkin’ Donuts when a mother and her young son entered the store. They line was moving very slow. As we waited for the opportunity to pick out our donuts, this boy’s excitement began to bubble over. Suddenly, the levee that contained his excitement broke. He burst out into loud sounds,...

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Family Shepherds Grace Honor

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August 9, 2014

10 Family Sayings You Can Take to the Bank

by John Salmon

There are certain phrases that every family needs to practice on a consistent basis. These sayings are priceless. You can take them to the bank–the Family Bank of Honor that is–and get a great return on your investment. So, here is an investment challenge: make an intentional effort to include these phrases in your daily interactions with...

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June 30, 2014

The Not-So-Silent Killer Stalking Your Family!

by John Salmon

There is a killer stalking your family. This killer does not physically attack families; but it will destroy family relationships and devastate each person’s self-image. Sometimes it works subtly, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, hiding behind humor, knowledge, and deception. At other times it blatantly attacks family members. This enemy of your family goes...

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Grace Honor

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Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Family by God's Design

Great Marriages Have CARP

4 Marital Weapons of Mass Destruction

4 Tools for a Happy Marriage

Family Honor & Respect in a Card Trick

Step Back Momma Bear

Parenting Advice to Parents of Teens…From Teens

We’re Drowning Our Kids

Dunkin’ Donuts & A Better Behaved Child

10 Family Sayings You Can Take to the Bank

The Not-So-Silent Killer Stalking Your Family!