Christian Grandparenting Blog
Grieving Through the Holidays
The thought of facing the holidays with a heart heavy from the burden of grief can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, there isn’t a fast-forward or even a pause button for grief. Surviving the holidays while grieving is much like surviving life while grieving; it is done one day, one step, or even one breath at a time. Author Julie Grant offers tools to help those who are grieving to navigate the holidays.
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How Long Do I Have to Wait?
One of my least favorite things to do is to wait. But God has given instruction, and even commands, on the topic of waiting. For example, “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7). During the upcoming time referred to as “Advent” we are doing another kind of waiting: eager anticipation of the celebration of our Savior Jesus Christ’s birth.
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Thanksgiving Ideas to Disciple Your Grandchildren
The celebration of Thanksgiving is an excellent time to pour into your grandchildren. Often, extended family gatherings occur and the day passes quickly without taking time to personally connect with grandchildren or intentionally pass on faith in Christ. The Thanksgiving ideas are divided into four categories: teaching, crafts, activities, and mealtime and food. Evaluate your current Thanksgiving traditions and determine how you can better use Thanksgiving to make lasting memories and build the faith of your family.
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4 Tips for Helping Grandchildren of Divorced Parents
As grandparents of children who have experienced the divorce of their parents, we can testify to the painful after-effects on the families involved. We have faced challenges for which we felt unprepared both as grandparents and parents of adult children. Although every divorce is unique, there are some basic guidelines to help grandparents avoid common landmines.
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A Change of Traditions
For many, when children marry and start having children of their own, the dynamics of familiar holiday traditions are forever altered. This is where you get to decide if you’re going to pine away for what used to be or try something different.
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Unleashing the Power of the Spoken Blessing
Do you remember the rhyme, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” This defense, sung by children when someone hurls unkind words in their direction, is a lie. While words can curse, they can also bless. When we bless our children or grandchildren, we serve as a pipeline or conduit through which God pours out his acceptance and love.
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7 Practical Ideas for Sharing Your Testimony with Your Grandchildren
If you are a grandparent intent on carrying out your role the way God designed it, no doubt you’ve come across Psalm 78. This article presents seven doable ways to share your testimony with your grandchildren.
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Our Teenagers Need Our Prayers
There is an urgency for us to pray for our teenage grandchildren in our broken world. If you have teen grandchildren, you will find this blog helpful to pray and understand them.
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Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
All roads do not lead to heaven. The Bible teaches that there is no way to salvation except through Jesus Christ. When Jesus refers to himself as the way, the truth, and the life, he is giving us a better, more meaningful life through him than we could ever find on our own.
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Grandparents @ Prayer
Anyone who thinks the Bible is boring hasn’t read the twelfth chapter of Acts. When we pray together as the Body of Christ, also known as corporate prayer, we are praying in conjunction with the spiritual discipline of fellowship.
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