Author: Joey & Carla Link
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Are Your Kids Okay with Being“Different”?
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…
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Back to School
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…
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Blown Away At Worship
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…
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How to Trust Your “Untrustable” Child
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…
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Acceptance
Acceptance Joey and Carla Link August 7, 2019 A young teen was pitching in a baseball game. If a pitch did not go over the plate, he got frustrated with himself. If a batter hit the pitch for a fair ball, he physically got mad at himself, hitting his leg in disappointment with his…
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Harnessing Inappropriate Words from Your Child’s Mouth
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…
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The Water Park
The Water Park Joey and Carla Link July 24, 2019 Have you taken your kids to a water park or the beach this year? There is no better place to evaluate your 11-15 year old sons to see where their eyes wander and what they do to bring them under control. Not exactly what you…
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Influencing Siblings
Influencing Siblings Joey and Carla Link July 17, 2019 Follow the leader is a popular game for kids to play. Who are they following in your home? For siblings, the guidance of an older sibling is a powerful influence! This is why we often tell parents to work on the older one first and younger siblings will learn what to do…
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Who Is Influencing Your Kids?
Who Is Influencing Your Kids? Joey and Carla Link July 10, 2019 Who has the most influence on your kids? Every parent thinks they are the biggest influence in their kids’ lives and that is certainly true with young children. But as they grow older, that can change. Have you considered how much time you actually…
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Remembering
Remembering By Joey & Carla Link July 3, 2019 You see all these TV commercials about getting your DNA tested to see who your ancestors are. Joey doesn’t have to do that as his mother kept journals written by her great-grandfather, birth certificates and pictures that were left to her. James Cotton, Joey’s great…