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Is Your Child A Surprise?

Is Your Child A Surprise? By Joey & Carla Link February 26, 2020 A couple from my college youth group married. They were very surprised to find a couple months later that they had gotten pregnant on their honeymoon. We know others who thought their families were complete when years later a “surprise package” joined […]

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Like, Love or Lust?

Like, Love or Lust? By Joey & Carla Link February 19, 2020 I still remember the time when I was in 2nd grade and I was handed a folded up piece of paper from a classmate next to me that said on it “Pass to Sally.” The teacher grabbed it and read it aloud. The […]

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Love “Pings”

Love “Pings” Joey and Carla Link February 12, 2019   How do parents explain to their kids what is going on inside them when they start to like a boy or girl of the opposite sex? In the “Dating, Courting & Choosing a Mate, What Works?” teaching we list four “pings” that set apart one […]

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The Dating Question

The Dating Question Joey and Carla Link February 5, 2020   It was surprising one day when our son who was in the second grade had a phone call from a girl inviting him to go roller skating with her. We knew there was a couple’s dance during the event where they would hold hands […]

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Honest Mistakes

Honest Mistakes By Joey & Carla Link January 29, 2020 I (Joey) was intrigued when I read a story about Lee Ann Walker a professional woman’s golfer. While playing in a tournament in 2019 after taking 8 years off from the sport, she learned she didn’t know about a rule change that said her caddie […]

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