Author: Nathan Carpenter

  • I am NOT Listening!

    I am NOT Listening!   Joey and Carla Link September 26, 2018   What do you do when your kids are not listening to you? Most parents keep repeating themselves, or try somehow to coax them into getting their child/teen to do what they told them to do. Our question for you is why are you…

  • How is Your Kids TRUE North?

    How is Your Kids TRUE North? Joey and Carla Link  September 13, 2018 Do your kids really know where they are going? Do they know how to stop and think when the Holy Spirit is prompting them to not do something or do they run through the red light telling them to stop and go no further?…

  • When Kids are Tearing Down Their Siblings

    When Kids are Tearing Down Their Siblings Joey & Carla Link August 22, 2018   We enjoy getting together with parents who are seeking help with their kids. We recently had dinner with a couple who have 3 boys who, like most boys are hitting each other and picking on each other, wrestling around until…

  • Teens and Time Management

    Teens and Time Management Joey and Carla Link July 25, 2018   All through a child’s life parents work to help their kids learn to manage their responsibilities “on time” with questions/statements such as “Is your bed made? No breakfast until that’s done,” or “Why are you watching TV when your room is such a…

  • Grandparenting

     Grandparenting Joey and Carla Link June 2018 It’s difficult to imagine becoming grandparents when you are in the midst of parenting, at least we couldn’t. But the day will come when your first grandchild arrives and it is love at first sight, just as strong as when you had your kids, but different. How is…

  • Being the Best Dad

    Being the Best Dad Joey Link June 6, 2018   Dads are busy guys who typically are busier than a person should be. From being a loving husband who wants to please his wife by taking her on dates to perpetually trying to keep the garage clean, the yard work done, and keep the honey-do…

  • A Mother’s Son

    A Mother’s Son by Joey Link May 9, 2018   I am a life-long Los Angeles Dodger baseball fan. Carla and I both grew up in Southern California and our fathers were both fans, as are my son and grandson. There are a lot of great Dodger players, but perhaps not one as well-known as…

  • Teaching Your Kids to Take Care of What Belongs to Them

    STEWARDSHIP Teaching Your Kids to Take Care of What Belongs to Them Joey and Carla Link April 25, 2018   Stewardship is a big word with an even bigger meaning. “Taking care of what belongs to you” is a simplified definition. As parents, it can seem like we spend 18 years teaching our kids to…

  • Kids Like to Spend Money

    Kids Like to Spend Money Joey and Carla Link April 11, 2018   Your kids each get a wad of cash from their grandparents for Christmas and birthdays. A few weeks later they ask you to buy them something and you tell them to spend their own money. When they tell you they don’t have…

  • Eyes On Kids

    Eyes On Kids Joey & Carla Link March 21, 2018 Carla and I enjoyed watching the Winter Olympics in South Korea. We were in awe at how much control skiers have to have when flying down mountains at 90 mph! That’s crazy fast going down a mountain covered with snow and ice with no protection…