Author: Nathan Carpenter

  • Macro or Micro Rebellion

    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…

  • What Not to Do

    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

    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…

  • Love Is…

    LOVE IS… by Joey & Carla Link “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all…

  • What, Why and How

    What, Why and How by Joey and Carla Link January 2014   Your child misbehaves. You don’t know what you should do. Parents should not discipline their children unless they are sure their child not only knows what he did that was wrong, but why it was wrong. This means you need to take time…

  • Sharing the Bathroom

    Sharing the Bathroom … by Joey and Carla Link January 2014  Do you have kids that just don’t seem to get along at times? At times they seem to be best friends, but when it comes to sharing a bedroom or a bathroom, they just can’t seem to work out their differences. You can set…

  • Making Jesus the Greatest Gift of All

    In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, many parents try to carve out time to make the nativity the focal point of their celebration. This is an especially difficult task in a culture that wants to remove Jesus from the holiday season altogether.   Deuteronomy 6:7-9 says the best way to…

  • TRADITIONS

      Traditions! What do you think of when you hear that word?                                                  The dictionary says it is a “belief or custom handed down from ancestors for posterity.” If you ask someone if their family has any traditions, usually things they do every Christmas will be shared.   We know we have established traditions in our…

  • Grateful Hearts

    In today’s culture, thankfulness has gone out the window with other courtesies. “It’s all about me” is truly the mantra of most you meet. “It’s all about God” is supposed to be the mantra of Christians. When was the last time you actually stopped in the middle of the day and thanked God for something?…

  • Teaching Your Children to Wait Patiently

      “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” (Psalm 37:7) “I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.” (Psalm 130:5) As I was reading this verse about waiting on the Lord, I began thinking about how hard it is to wait on God. When we want…