Author: Nathan Carpenter

  • Teaching and Training

    Teaching and Training By Joey & Carla Link March 18, 2020 I (Carla) just gave my 8 year old grandson a piano lesson via Facetime. I had to stop him several times as I was trying to explain a new concept to him, teaching him about musical “ties”. Teaching is “imparting knowledge”. This means teachers know more…

  • Why Teens Need A Routine

    Why Teens Need A Routine By Joey & Carla Link March 11, 2020 After reading last week’s blog on routine written primarily for young children, a friend, a mother of 4 primarily college age kids had this to say, “Everyone needs routine! Even when the young adults are home, everything runs more peacefully when we…

  • Why Routine?

    Why Routine? By Joey & Carla Link March 4, 2020 Some moms never see the need for a routine. Others, who use the eat, wake, sleep cycle with their babies tend to let routine go when their children become toddlers and as a result, things soon get out of control. We encourage you to keep…

  • Is Your Child A Surprise?

    Is Your Child A Surprise? By Joey & Carla Link February 26, 2020 A couple from my college youth group married. They were very surprised to find a couple months later that they had gotten pregnant on their honeymoon. We know others who thought their families were complete when years later a “surprise package” joined…

  • Like, Love or Lust?

    Like, Love or Lust? By Joey & Carla Link February 19, 2020 I still remember the time when I was in 2nd grade and I was handed a folded up piece of paper from a classmate next to me that said on it “Pass to Sally.” The teacher grabbed it and read it aloud. The…

  • Love “Pings”

    Love “Pings” Joey and Carla Link February 12, 2019   How do parents explain to their kids what is going on inside them when they start to like a boy or girl of the opposite sex? In the “Dating, Courting & Choosing a Mate, What Works?” teaching we list four “pings” that set apart one…

  • The Dating Question

    The Dating Question Joey and Carla Link February 5, 2020   It was surprising one day when our son who was in the second grade had a phone call from a girl inviting him to go roller skating with her. We knew there was a couple’s dance during the event where they would hold hands…

  • Honest Mistakes

    Honest Mistakes By Joey & Carla Link January 29, 2020 I (Joey) was intrigued when I read a story about Lee Ann Walker a professional woman’s golfer. While playing in a tournament in 2019 after taking 8 years off from the sport, she learned she didn’t know about a rule change that said her caddie…

  • Creatively Disobedient Kids

    Creatively Disobedient Kids By Joey & Carla Link January 22, 2020 It’s always interesting to see how creative kids can get when they don’t want to obey. In last week’s blog we told the story about our daughter when Carla called her name 3 different times and on the 3rd time she ran to Carla…

  • Obedient Kids

    Obedient Kids By Joey & Carla Link January 15, 2020 During the holidays it’s normal for parents to let down their guard and for kids to take unearned freedoms, becoming less obedient each day. They are spoiled by grandparents and all the love they give them, then showered with presents. They stay up later than…