Year: 2019

The Morality Police Joey and Carla Link October 9, 2019 I remember the time my older sister got a lecture from our mom about the length of her dresses. She was told that they couldn’t go above the knee when she stood up. Carla tells the story that when she was in high school her mom…

Integrity Joey and Carla Link September 25, 2019   Every child loves a good Bible story. They hear the story and often see it as a great adventure. What little ones don’t see and can’t see is the integrity of the men who are God’s heroes in these stories. As your kids get older, do…

  Transforming Your Child Joey and Carla Link September 18, 2019 I (Joey) was sitting with my grandson watching him transform his “Bee” from the movie “Bumblebee” into a car (Volkswagen bug). It took me back to when my own son played with transformers. I am still in awe how he could (and now my…

May We Never Forget   Joey and Carla Link September 11th, 2019   Every year when September 11 rolls around, I remember a UPS man coming to our home to deliver some packages and he asked me if I saw what happened in New York City. He asked me to turn on the news so…

Are Your Kids Okay with Being“Different”? Joey and Carla Link September 4, 2019   Do you remember playing “Follow the Leader” when you were a kid? We had one guy who liked to be the leader and if we didn’t walk exactly like him or twist and configure our bodies just like he did, he…

Back to School Joey and Carla Link August 28, 2019   When your kids are back in school, whether it be public, private or homeschool, your home life settles back into a routine. While breaks are always good and vacations are fun, routine gives a sense of normalcy to daily life.   Going back to…

Blown Away At Worship Joey and Carla Link August 21, 2019   We visited a church in downtown Chicago one Sunday morning. It was an old church building that survived the infamous “Chicago fire”. A modern day worship band replaced what must have been where the church choir with full orchestra and bells had once…

How to Trust Your “Untrustable” Child Joey and Carla Link August 14, 2019   A mom called me recently and said she felt bad because, as she emphatically stated, “I can’t trust my child anymore. Can you help me love him again?” I reassured her she is not a bad mother and she is actually…

Harnessing Inappropriate Words from Your Child’s Mouth Joey and Carla Link July 31, 2019   It’s amazing what words and language has become normalized in today’s common conversations. Words that were only heard in locker rooms and on sports fields are heard every day by kids no matter where they are. A friend and I…