Christian Grandparenting Blog

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 [...]

As I was reading Grandma’s Christmas Legacy, The Testimony of the Tree, I was reminded of the twinkling lights we see at Christmas and how God wants us as His children to light the world with His love.   I am sure many of us [...]

“The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him?’”  Matt. 8:27 The account of Jesus’ calming the storm while he and the disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee is not [...]

Prayer from Psalm 119:33-38 Dear Lord, I pray you will . . .  (Insert your grandchild’s name) 33 Give _______a soft, teachable heart for your Word. 34 Give _______ understanding of your Word and a desire to obey your instructions for living. 35 Direct ________ [...]

Salvation Is More Than A Ticket To Heaven   “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jim Stovall’s powerful novel, The Ultimate Gift, describes the journey of the young, self-centered, irresponsible [...]