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ARE YOU RAISING a DEMOCRATIC FAMILY? Joey and Carla Link July 2016 Are you a democratic parent? I saw one at a fast food restaurant for lunch recently. A parent took their kids to McDonalds for lunch and they stood at the counter and the mom asked her 4 year old son if he wanted…

Remember When? Joey & Carla Link June 2016   Have you ever seen a “Teen React” video? I (Joey) watched one of teens trying to turn on a 20 year-old computer trying to start up Windows 95. It was hard for me to believe Windows 95 is so old and what was so innovative for…

Honor  by Joey and Carla Link  June 2016   “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Ephesians 6:2-3   Since the Bible is quite specific that children honor their parents, you would think…

ON BEING A DAD A Personal Reflection from Joey June 2016   I remember hearing soon after my first child, a son was born the phrase “Many men can father a child but it takes a special person to be a Dad.” That thought has stuck with me throughout my parenting years. I wanted to…

Why Do Children Lie? Joey and Carla Link May 2016   Every parent will have a child who lies at one time or another. Why do children lie? Rarely do parents get to the heart of this question because they are more focused on the lie and the ramifications of the lie versus why their…

Dealing with a Lying Child Joey and Carla Link May 2016 When our kids were growing up they each had their own bath towels. Carla assigned each of them their own color of towel, an easy way for her to keep track of them. I remember holding in my hand the towel of one of…

A MOTHER’S LEGACY Carla Link May 2016 I was in high school when my father left my Mom with three teenage girls. It was not common for Christian church-going families to split apart back in the 70’s and fellow church-goers didn’t know what to do with us. (I know, I’m old!) Mostly they ignored us…

Who’s in Control? Joey and Carla Link ©April 2016 Authority – there are those who think this is an unnecessary word in parenting. Is it? Ephesians 6:1 says: “Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” What does obey mean? “To be ruled or controlled by…” is what Webster’s Dictionary says. Well…

Who Are Your Kids Associating With? by Joey & Carla Link ©April 2016 I remember the day Carla told me about two teenage girls who knocked at our door and asked “Is Michael there?” These girls were dressed in a way no mother would want her son to be looking at. Thankfully, Michael wasn’t home.…

Rose-Colored Glasses or God-Glasses? by Joey and Carla Link ©March 2016 In case you’re wondering, it is normal for kids (especially when they hit the early teen years), to put on rose-colored glasses and do things that just don’t make sense. Your boys take off on a bike ride with their friends without asking permission.…