He still calls her āSweetieā! My wife, Gladine, and I were enjoying our visit with our friends, Ray and Rosemary. They are well into their 90s and married an incredible 75 years. Our conversation was enjoyable, but what really caught our attention was how this long-married couple spoke to each...
Larry McCall
The Legacy Of A Godly Grandparent
Hereās a heart-searching exercise: Imagine that you have passed away, and the pastor presiding at your funeral asks your now-adult grandchildren to give a testimony at the funeral about the impact you had on their lives.Ā What will your grandchildren say at your funeral?Ā What do you hope they...
Helping Our Grandchildren Cultivate A Grateful Heart
āWhat do you say?ā As grandparents, we may find ourselves often prompting our young grandchildren to say those two little words: āThank you.ā Perhaps youāve taken them out to lunch and encouraged them to express appreciation to the server. Maybe youāre keeping them for the afternoon and a younger...
Becoming Christ-Reflecting Grandfathers
Praise God for godly grandmothers. How many Christians have given testimony of the influence their godly grandmother had on their lives?Ā But, hey, what about us grandfathers? How can we Christian grandfathers also impact the coming generations with the Gospel of Christ? When our grandchildren...
Praying Big Prayers For Our Grandchildren
Are our prayers for our grandchildren too small?Ā Donāt most of us focus the bulk of our requests on our grandchildrenās health and happiness? You know, āAnd Lord, please give my grandchild a good day and keep her safe.ā Thereās nothing necessarily wrong with asking God to make our grandchildren...
DIY Grandcamp
We were still putting things away from this yearās Grandcamp when we started talking about what we could do for next yearās Grandcamp. It had been a great week. Though we were tired, we were happy and grateful. This had been our fourth year of hosting our grandkids for five days of enjoying āLots...
How To Do a Bible Study With Your Grandchildren
āBut Iām not a Bible teacher! Iāve never been to seminary!ā Take heart, my fellow grandparent. By Godās grace, the Lord could use you to have memory-making, life-shaping Bible studies with your grandchildren. Letās break down this idea of how to do Bible studies with your grandchildren into...