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Do your Children Love You? by Joey and Carla Link September 2015 Do you ever wonder if your children love you? At what age do you think they understand what love is? You tell them you love them from the first day you hold them, and they know it by how you take care of…

Teaching our Kids to Persevere by Joey Link September 2015 (Johnny Unitas-photo credit google images) Johnny Unitas was one tough football player. He played quarterback for the Baltimore Colts from 1950’s – 1970’s. For 52 years he held the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (which he set between 1956–1960), until New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke…

Building Faith into Your Kids by Joey Link August 2015 photo courtesy of Refuge Studios We all have faith. Christian parents wonder how they are going to pass it on to their kids. Most expect the church to do it. When I was a full-time youth pastor, parents often blamed me for their teen’s moral…

Fighting the Consistency Battle Joey and Carla Link July 2015 The kids were finally in bed. Michelle looked at her husband and said, “We need to kick it in gear and get them to be responsible for the things they need to do. I am tired of chasing them around all day trying to find…

Why Do We Lecture Our Kids? by Joey and Carla Link June 2015   When parents lecture, they think they are helping their children by reminding them of the training and teaching they have given them. We don’t think there is a parent alive who is going to say lectures get their child to make…

Spring Cleaning by Joey and Carla Link May 2015 photo by Refuge Studios In our Midwestern town, they have what is called spring cleanup days. You can get rid of furniture and other items you no longer want, setting stuff out in front of your house on a specific day and the city cleanup crews…

Is Your Child’s Heart Clean? by Joey Link February 2015   “Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.’” Mark 7:14 I remember going to the beach…

The Family Months by Joey and Carla Link November 2014 The months of November and December seem to be “family” months. Thanksgiving and Christmas are wonderful times for families to get together, give thanks to God and have fun together. But what is family? While kids enjoy the blessings of family along with the gifts…

Are You Spiritually Strong? by Joey and Carla Link October 2014 photo courtesy of googleimages.com   We started talking about what spiritually strong parents don’t do a couple months ago. Did anything on that list hit you where it hurts? If so, have you been working on it? You can find this blog here.  …

HARD IS NOT BAD by Joey & Carla Link September 2014 Do you ever feel discouraged in your parenting? Do you feel like giving in or backing off from raising your children the way God wants you to because it is just too hard?   The next time this happens, perhaps you will think of…