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Refereeing Your Kids Joey and Carla Link April 12, 2017 Do you ever feel like you are a referee with you kids? While it seems to be natural for boys especially to wrestle around, it’s another thing when they are arguing and bickering with each other. It seems to never end. When you are pulled…

Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong Joey and Carla Link March 2017 No parent wants to believe they have a rebellious child. We may say our friends and neighbors have a rebellious child but rarely do I speak to a parent who says “I have a rebellious child!”  Actually, few people today use the…

How to Stop Arguing With Your Kids Joey & Carla Link March 2017 How do you stop a child from arguing with you? It is very frustrating when you give your child an instruction and they start arguing with you. Every loving parent feels like they should listen to anything their child says. This is…

Loving Your Family Joey & Carla Link February 2017   February is the month to celebrate love. What do you think of when you think of the word “love”? To me (Carla), it is kind of like a warm fuzzy feeling that wraps around me and gives me a big hug. We don’t usually like…

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…