Christian Grandparenting Blog

“Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 43:5 Looking back on 2009 and the first decade of the new millennium, much has been [...]

After the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, they ran to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph and the baby was lying in a manger. The shepherds were so excited they told everyone what they had seen. All who heard the shepherd’s [...]

“But what about you? He asked.  Who do you say I am?” Matt. 16:15 Christmas has once again come and gone, but the question still lingers, as it will throughout the year – who is this Jesus whose birth we just celebrated? Who do your [...]

“Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?’” Matt. 2:1-2 I have a dear friend who is Jewish, a follower of Christ, and a pastor of a small Messianic congregation in Colorado.  [...]

Do you have Christmas memories from your childhood? Do you remember the family gatherings, your Christmas tree, Christmas carols, Christmas programs, gifts or etc?  Are your memories happy ones or are they sad? As I was pondering this question myself, I thought of the beautiful [...]

During the Christmas season we not only enjoy the beautiful lights of Christmas, we also enjoy the smells of Christmas. If we have a fresh cut Christmas tree, we can smell the fragrance of the tree when we walk into the house. There is also [...]

“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.”  Luke 2:34-35 Luke describes the elderly Simeon as a righteous and [...]

Examining the forlorn, misshapen tree standing in the snow on the cover of a book I was reading last week called Grandma’s Christmas Legacy, I was reminded of the Christmas tree we had at my house when I was a child. When I was six [...]