Richard and Linda are casting from London today, from the small Surrey village called Epsom where they lived for four years--three as Mission Leaders for their Church, and another year ten years later where they wrote their book Teaching Your Children Values. On the show, they reflect on what they have learned from the British, how they feel their children have benefited (all went to British schools), and how London has become their second home.

Today, the Eyres introduce us to a new book that Richard has edited, called "No Division Among You." It is a book of 14 essays, by some truly brilliant writers, each taking a stab at the problem of disunity, division, dissension, and polarization that impacts our country, our communities, and even our churches so profoundly today. How can we avoid division within our families? How can we find unity in diversity?

Three-generation families matter. Cousin-bonding matters. Family reunions and gatherings matter. Listening and communicating across generations matters. In today's episode, the Eyres expand on their T.E.A.M. approach to families. Work together on the Trunk that connects branches to roots, the Ear that really listens, the Assembling that bonds us to each other, and the Match that motivates self sufficiency in kids.

On this episode, the Eyres return to their on-going series on three-letter lessons to absorb and live by. S&N stands for Straight and Narrow, a phrase that can sound restrictive and confining but that is actually freeing and the path to lasting happiness. Quoting Tolstoy and Arthur Brooks and most importantly Jesus, Richard and Linda try to explain why the straight and narrow path (or the covenant path) is what leads to joy.

On today's episode, the Eyres talk about the recent death of one of Linda's life-long best friends, and the wish she shared with Linda the week of her death--that a cherished book she had written could be published. That dream came true, and the result is My Seventh Summer, by Eve Crane Dayton, now available on Amazon--a story of mystery, of family values, and of growing up on an Idaho sheep ranch. Linda ties it to the social-emotional learning of JoySchools.com.

In today's show, the Eyres conclude their 5-part mini-series on the problems caused by the "three deceivers" of CONTROL, OWNERSHIP and INDEPENDENCE and the beautiful solutions of their beautiful alternatives of SERENDIPITY, STEWARDSHIP, and SYNERGICITY. Perhaps the biggest tragedy of C, O, and I is the negative and destructive effects those paradigms have on family relationships, and the biggest reason to shift to the alternative attitudes of S,S, and S is the joy it will bring into your family.

(Re-run from 09/17/22) Today the Eyre's cast from Balboa and talk about their speaking and workshops in Huntington Beach this week to 500 entrepreneurs who had gathered from around the world to think about and work on their Relationship Skills. The goal, for them and for us all, say Richard and Linda, is to be as proactive and strategic and deliberate about the Family corner of our balance-triangle as we are about the Work corner and the Self corner.

On this episode, the fourth in the Happiness Paradox mini-series, the Eyres take the "three alternatives" to a spiritual level and tie each of them to the quest of seeking God's will. For more detail go to www.Familius.com/Eyre where you can get The Happiness Paradox or other Eyre books for 40% off (the author price). You are also invited to register for free at www.Iammomsummit.com where the Eyres will keynote on June 1.

In this episode, the Eyres focus on the flawed concept of personal independence, pointing out that, in truth, we are all completely interdependent on each other and dependent on God. "Independence" is the third deceiver, along with "control" and "ownership," that rob us of happiness; and Richard and Linda's new word "Synergicity" (a combination of "synergy" and "synchronicity") is the alternative spiritual attitude and the antidote.

On today's show, the Eyres take a break from their mini-series on The Happiness Paradox and talk (as they often do the first week of the month) on Grandparenting and on 3-generation families. They recommend the T.E.A.M. approach where T stands for "Trunk", E stands for "Ear", A stands for "Assembly" and M stands for "Match" Find out the magical meaning of each of these words by listening in either as a parent or as a grandparent.