Year: 2019

Are Your Kids Givers or Takers? By Joey & Carla Link December 18, 2019 Once kids understand what Christmas is, they want to get gifts for those they love. They wonder if they can get you to pay for them or if they are going to have to spend their own money. Perhaps they have…

What’s Wrong With This Picture? By Joey & Carla Link December 11, 2019 Have you ever had something like this picture in your parenting? You can see something is clearly not working but deciphering it makes you have to stop what you are doing and deal with it. Trees should not have fall leaves with…

Getting Your Kids Back in Line Joey & Carla Link December 4, 2019 Does it seem like your kids are telling you what to do vs. you telling them what to do? Do your kids do what you tell them to? Do you feel like your kids are running your home instead of you? Carla…

A Thanksgiving Prayer November 27, 2019 God directed King Solomon to build a temple.  When it was completed, through a prayer of thanksgiving to God, King Solomon dedicated the temple to Him. It is a great reminder to us all to remember to thank God for all things big and small. Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front…

Gratitude or Grumbletude? Joey and Carla Link November 20, 2019 At Thanksgiving we are taught to be thankful for all the blessings God has given us. But before our kids can be thankful, they need to appreciate what they have and what they don’t have. I remember taking the teens of our church on a “Planned Famine”…

Are You A Welcoming Family Joey & Carla Link November 13, 2019 You are having your small group from church over for a family picnic and swim in your pool. Children of all ages are coming. Your kids are 5, 8, and 12 yrs. old. You asked your kids to answer the door when people…

REMINDERS, REMINDERS Joey and Carla Link November 6, 2019   In the last 24 hours how many times have you heard your spouse remind one of your kids to do something they already know to do? How many times have you done so? It’s common and normal, but it is a bad habit that is…

Sweets & Treats Joey and Carla Link October 30, 2019 This is the time of year where kids’ get more sweets and treats than they normally do. The question is, what do they do with this freedom? If they are younger, do they know how to manage their behavior when they get some extra sweets like candy…

 The Halloween Question  Do We Participate or Not?                 Joey and Carla Link        October 23, 2019   When I (Joey) was growing up, my parents felt that participating in Halloween activities was a celebration of the devil, therefore we were not allowed to participate in the many Oct. 31 activities. But as a…

Are your Kids Rule Keepers? Joey and Carla Link October 16, 2019   While adults know the rules, they don’t always think they need to live by them unless they get caught. Which of us does not slow down, no matter how fast or slow we are going when we see a police car on…