Year: 2014

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…

DISASTERS HAPPEN Joey & Carla Link August 2014   We’d just returned from a ministry trip. A week before the trip, my knee gave out and I fell and broke my leg right where it sits on the ankle joint. You would think with time the pain would pass. With this break, every time the…

Parenting Back to the Future by Joey Link July 2014 Wouldn’t you like to speed through time to see what you need to do now to prepare your kids for their future challenges? Let me take you there through a recent conversation I had with a couple who went through a Growing Kids God’s Way…

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON WITH YOUR KIDS? by Joey & Carla Link © June 23, 2014      Summer activities are in full swing. In driving around town we have seen lots of baseball games and soccer games being played. We observe the uniforms of the teams and families filling the stands to cheer…

Are You a “Fun Daddy”? by Joey & Carla Link June 2014 There are unforgettable moments in parenting, both good and bad. Once, when walking down the hallway of our home, I (Carla) heard one of my children refer to me as the “Mean Mom”. I was stunned. I will admit our standards were tougher…

Macro or Micro Rebellion Which is Your Child Characterized By? by Joey & Carla Link 2014   What is ‘Macro’ Rebellion?  Macro refers to BIG. Think of the child who throws major tantrums, fits, and is always in your face with defiance.  When a boundary is spelled out to them, they will throw themselves over…

Are your kids getting on your nerves? Do you wonder why you have to tell your kids to do the same thing over and over and over again? Why can’t your kids get along? The baby is screaming again and you have no idea what made you think you could handle another child. So, are…

With Responsibility Comes Freedom by Joey and Carla Link © 1996,2002   One Saturday morning when our son Michael was about 13 years old, a friend called and asked him to go play ball with him. Michael asked me if he could go. I had gotten into the habit of hounding Michael to get his…