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Are Your Kids Mature Yet? Joey and Carla Link March 27, 2019 Every parent celebrates “sphincter day”! OK, it may not be a national holiday, but the day your child learns to use their sphincter muscle to go potty in the toilet on their own initiative is a day of triumph for parent and child. It’s…

Are Your Kids More Important to You Than Your Spouse? Joey and Carla Link March 20,  2019   Joey and I will be celebrating 41 years of marriage this week. In the early years of our marriage Joey was a youth pastor. We went to the high school’s sports and music events, both of us…

What Your Kids Need to Know Before They Leave Home Playing the Blame Game Joey and Carla Link March 2019 Comedians are good at making us laugh. Flip Wilson was a good one and he came up with a classic line in the 1960’s that kids still use today in different ways. When Flip Wilson…

What Kind of Conscience Do your Kids Have? Joey and Carla Link March 2019 Jiminy Cricket was first seen by children in the film “Pinocchio”. His advice to Pinocchio was to “Always let your conscience be your guide.” His job was to remind Pinocchio when what he was going to do was wrong that it could get him…

What Your Kids Need to Know Before They Leave Home Are You Raising Pigs? Joey and Carla Link February 27,  2019 I was serving as a youth and family pastor soon after Carla and I were married. We hosted a day campout with several young families. It was a fun time of hiking, swimming and…

What Your Kids Need to Know Before They Leave Home Belief or Conviction? Joey and Carla Link February 2019 Many times parents think their kids are convicted about an issue such as being responsible when they really only have a belief (or opinion) about it. “Belief“ is defined as “an acceptance that a statement is true or…

What Your Kids Need to Know Before They Leave Home Do You Love Me? February 14, 2019 Joey & Carla Link   It opened on Broadway in 1964, winning 9 Tony awards before its run ended in 1972. In 1971, it was released as a musical comedy-drama movie, winning 3 Oscar awards.  The movie was filled…

Testing your Kids Joey and Carla Link February 2019 When our kids were hitting the middle years, I wanted to continue building our relationships by having some good quality talks over a meal. I chose lunch time, giving them a break from school. For my monthly dates with each of my kids, I have fond…

What Parents Need to be Sure They Teach Their Kids & Teens Joey and Carla Link January 2019     Someday, your kids will be preparing to move out of your house. About that time, parents start to wonder if they have taught them what their kids need to know to go out and live in…

Others First Joey and Carla Link December 2018 Christmas is a great time of joy, family and celebration. It’s also a time when everything around them encourages your children to think of themselves and only themselves. How do you teach your kids to think of others first this time of year? Jesus said, “So in…