Author: Nathan Carpenter

Who Gets Your Vote? Joey & Carla Link November 2016   Growing up I awoke at 5:30 each morning to ride my bike 3 miles delivering 70 some newspapers. I learned many lifelong lessons from this 7 year, 365 day job. Each month I would collect money from my customers. One day a nice lady…

The Golden Rule Joey & Carla Link October 2016   A friend told me a story about a conversation he had with his 11 year old son. He realized his son didn’t know what the Golden Rule was. He went on to say, “Although treating others the way you wanted to be treated had always…

What Does God See In Your Child’s Heart? Joey & Carla Link September 2016   “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” 2 Chronicles 16:9                             When the Lord looks down from heaven and sees your child’s heart, what kind of heart…

Toeing the Line Joey and Carla Link September 2016   What is your standard in parenting? Every parent has one. You know where the line is when you are frustrated or disappointed with your child to the point that you expect something different of him/her. That would be your standard.   Recently two parents were…

ALL the Way Joey and Carla Link August 2016   Have you given your kids an instruction and they only do part of it? You ask your 3 year old to put his dirty clothes away. He knew you meant in the laundry basket in his closet, but you found them on the floor next…

ARE YOU RAISING a DEMOCRATIC FAMILY? Joey and Carla Link July 2016 Are you a democratic parent? I saw one at a fast food restaurant for lunch recently. A parent took their kids to McDonalds for lunch and they stood at the counter and the mom asked her 4 year old son if he wanted…

Remember When? Joey & Carla Link June 2016   Have you ever seen a “Teen React” video? I (Joey) watched one of teens trying to turn on a 20 year-old computer trying to start up Windows 95. It was hard for me to believe Windows 95 is so old and what was so innovative for…

Honor  by Joey and Carla Link  June 2016   “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Ephesians 6:2-3   Since the Bible is quite specific that children honor their parents, you would think…

ON BEING A DAD A Personal Reflection from Joey June 2016   I remember hearing soon after my first child, a son was born the phrase “Many men can father a child but it takes a special person to be a Dad.” That thought has stuck with me throughout my parenting years. I wanted to…

Why Do Children Lie? Joey and Carla Link May 2016   Every parent will have a child who lies at one time or another. Why do children lie? Rarely do parents get to the heart of this question because they are more focused on the lie and the ramifications of the lie versus why their…