Category: Uncategorized

By Joey & Carla Link June 28, 2023 “Colin, it’s almost time to leave for school. Don’t forget it’s your turn to take the trash out. Here’s your backpack, put it by the door so you don’t forget it again. Where’s that note I need to sign for your teacher?” Missy, I told you an…

Allyson Plumberg June 21, 2023 Imagine this: Your husband just got off the phone with big news. He’s been offered a great job… but it’s on the other side of the country! Or maybe it’s in a different continent altogether, which for us was Sweden when our oldest two kids were 2 and 3 years. It…

By Joey & Carla LinkJune 14, 2023 I am grateful for any time I get with our seven grandchildren, ages 10 months to 12 years. Carla and I agreed when our first grandchild was born that we would not be long-distance grandparents, even though our kids live 4, 8 and 10 hrs. away. We have…

Joey and Carla Link June 7, 2023 Your toddler is whiny and difficult to deal with. You are on a family outing at a waterpark so you try to give him everything he wants to keep him happy. When he starts hitting everyone and then bites his sister who is trying to be nice to…

Joey and Carla Link May 31, 2023 Parents who have rules they have explained to their kids paint a line in red where their kids can easily see it. Kids in these homes have a clear choice. They do what their parents tell them to do, or they will get into trouble. Now, the red…

Joey and Carla Link May 24, 2023 The first part of this blog is written by Pastor Mike Glenn of Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN. It was a great introduction to give parents practical application to teach your kids about Memorial Day. When soldiers were preparing to land on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, their…

Joey and Carla Link May 17, 2023 In a recent Parenting Made Practical podcast titled “Help Your Kids Become Confident” (#61), we talked about building blocks you put in their hearts on the platforms of unconditional love and trust. In it we defined “trust” as the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.  You are putting into…

Joey and Carla Link May 10, 2023 Do you ever watch your kids yell at each other, refusing to share and provoking their siblings to anger, while you and your hubby are trying to sit down and relax at the end of a long day? Do you groan in defeat thinking you have failed at…

Joey and Carla Link May 3, 2023 “It’s not fair!!” You have most likely heard these words come out of your child’s mouth at one time or another. I (Carla) have a sister with blonde hair and one is a brunette. Me? I have red hair. I have 21 cousins on my dad’s side of the…

Joey and Carla Link April 26, 2023 Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin