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When Trouble Comes, Are Your Kids Ready?

When Trouble Comes, Are Your Kids Ready? by Joey and Carla Link September 6, 2017   Driving home from a family camp 13 years ago today, a man fell asleep and lost control of his vehicle. He hit us, throwing us over a guardrail. Even though I (Carla) was wearing a seat belt, I was […]

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What Are You Filling Your Kids’ Spiritual Backpacks With?

What Are You Filling Your Kids’ Spiritual Backpacks With? Joey and Carla Link August 23, 2017 It’s back to school time! It can cause anxiety for kids – going to a new class, new school or moving up a grade. Other kids can’t wait for the next grade. Many parents can’t wait for school to […]

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It’s Summer!

It’s Summer! Joey and Carla Link August 9 2017 It’s already August! Is your family enjoying time together and perhaps with grandparents? It is so hot here in the Midwest everyone is talking about finding a beach! Is that in your summer plans? The stores here are putting out school supplies. I’m thinking “School supplies, […]

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Training Your Child’s Bent

Training Your Child’s Bent Joey and Carla Link July 12, 2017 “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6   Parents have hung on to this verse from Proverbs for dear life, hoping and praying their kids will “not depart […]

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What Is Controlling Your Child?

What is Controlling Your Child? Joey and Carla Link May 24, 2017   “You are being unreasonable!” Lexi shouted at her mother. “She thinks I’m being unreasonable?” Lexi’s mother thought and she wondered once again how to help her daughter get her emotions under control. Dealing with your child’s emotions can be frustrating at best. […]

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