Author: Joey & Carla Link
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Training Your Child in the Way He Should Go
By Joey and Carla LinkNovember 10, 2021 “Train up a child in the way he should go;even when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Proverbs 22:6 Most Christian parents have heard this verse and often wonder what it means. We believe it means using the Bible in training our kids. If it says to be…
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Why Did God Create My Child?
By Joey and Carla LinkNovember 3, 2021 Have you ever thought about how your child was designed? As Christ-followers, we believe God is the creator of life. We know a life comes from one sperm fertilizing one egg. But did you know over 100 million sperm can be released at a time? God is the…
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Why Give Kids Chores
By Joey and Carla LinkOctober 20, 2021 Giving kids chores is normal for parents to do, but WHY do we? Is it just to make Mom and Dad’s life easier? It really doesn’t as it takes more time to get kids to do the chores and do them the right way, then check up on them to…
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From Head Knowledge to Heart Knowledge
By Joey and Carla LinkOctober 6, 2021 You’ve told your 6 yr. old son he has to be kind to his 3 yr. old sister no matter what. God said to be kind to each other and so that is what everyone in your family is going to do. (Ephesians 4:32) Yet time and time…
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You Do You!
By Joey and Carla LinkSeptember 29, 2021 “You do you.” is a very popular saying today. It means you are going to do what is right for you, whether it is right for anyone else. You do what you want and what makes you happy. But what happens if your son sees his sister building…
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Self-Control is for Kids and Parents Too!
By Joey and Carla LinkSeptember 22, 2021 Many years ago this week, Joey & I became parents. We still remember it as the day parenting became a part of our lives forever. No looking back. No “What if’s?” As empty nesters, while we may no longer be actively parenting, we are still parents. We still get Mother’s Day and Father’s Day…
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HARD IS NOT BAD
By Joey and Carla LinkSeptember 8, 2021 Do you ever feel discouraged in your parenting? Do you feel like giving in or backing off from raising your children to be obedient, loving, patient, and kind because it is just too hard? The next time this happens, perhaps you will think of this story. There was a…
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How is Your Crop Growing?
By Joey and Carla LinkSeptember 1, 2021 Recently Carla and I were driving by some corn fields and we talked about all the work a farmer puts in to get those corn plants from seeds in the ground to the tasty, sweet corn on our tables. From the off-season planning, to working on the equipment…
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What are Your Top 10 Parenting Priorities?
By Joey and Carla LinkAugust 25, 2021 If we were to ask you what your “Top 10” priorities in parenting are, what would you say? Is getting your kids to soccer more important than getting them to read their Bible? Are you satisfied for them to get their schoolwork done, or do you insist they get it…
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Facts and Feelings
By Joey and Carla LinkAugust 18, 2021 “You are being unreasonable!” Lexi shouted at her mother. “She thinks I’m being unreasonable?” Lexi’s mother thought and she wondered once again how to help her daughter get her emotions under control. Dealing with your child’s emotions can be frustrating at best. At times it seems none of your…