Category: Blog

What is on Your Finger? Joey and Carla Link February 8, 2017 Has your child ever looked at the wedding ring on your finger? Do you have a toddler who holds your hand while waiting for something and starts playing with it? It doesn’t take long for kids to realize that ring means you are married to…

The Video Store Joey & Carla Link January 2017   Our adult daughter Amy came to visit us for a week last fall. After several days of long and hard work around this old house of ours, we all wanted to relax one night. So we went to our local video store to pick out…

  Do Your Kids Trust God’s Word? Joey and Carla Link January 11, 2017 I (Joey) was in a store buying a new piece of electronics and I had some questions about it before I purchased it. So I asked the customer service tech my question and he said he wasn’t sure as the box was…

Gratefulness=Contentment Joey & Carla Link December 2016 At Christmas time, it’s easy for kids to get out of control and their weaknesses of behaviors and self-control to be more apparent. Our phone has been ringing off the hook with people calling with parenting questions. That’s a sure indicator of this. The results at such a joyous time…

Encouraging Kids Joey and Carla Link November 16, 2016   It is so easy to get frustrated with your kids when they don’t do what they should do and you know they know better. But have you ever considered what would help your child to choose to do the right thing? First why did they…

Who Gets Your Vote? Joey & Carla Link November 2016   Growing up I awoke at 5:30 each morning to ride my bike 3 miles delivering 70 some newspapers. I learned many lifelong lessons from this 7 year, 365 day job. Each month I would collect money from my customers. One day a nice lady…

The Golden Rule Joey & Carla Link October 2016   A friend told me a story about a conversation he had with his 11 year old son. He realized his son didn’t know what the Golden Rule was. He went on to say, “Although treating others the way you wanted to be treated had always…

What Does God See In Your Child’s Heart? Joey & Carla Link September 2016   “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” 2 Chronicles 16:9                             When the Lord looks down from heaven and sees your child’s heart, what kind of heart…

Toeing the Line Joey and Carla Link September 2016   What is your standard in parenting? Every parent has one. You know where the line is when you are frustrated or disappointed with your child to the point that you expect something different of him/her. That would be your standard.   Recently two parents were…

ALL the Way Joey and Carla Link August 2016   Have you given your kids an instruction and they only do part of it? You ask your 3 year old to put his dirty clothes away. He knew you meant in the laundry basket in his closet, but you found them on the floor next…