Christian Grandparenting Blog

There are certain images of growing old I hope will never describe my old age. I don’t want to be like those “Grumpy Old Men” portrayed by Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau, for example. I don’t want to be viewed by those younger than me [...]

by Tim KimmelGrandparents have changed. Today’s grandparents are the graying remnant of a generation who managed to turn our country upside down when they were young. The average age of a first time grandparent is 47. They compute more and crochet less. They buy more [...]

by Cavin HarperAn ancient biblical proverb says: “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” What kind of inheritance is worth leaving to my grandchildren that will make their lives more rich and full? Undoubtedly, such an inheritance involves more than money, houses [...]

(author unknown)Last week I took my grandchildren to a restaurant. My six-year-old grandson asked if he could say grace.  As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good, God is great.  Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if [...]

It is no secret that throughout the history of mankind, grandparents have been the key to family stability, harmony and continuity. They have been the long term repositories of information and history, the sources of wisdom and experience which contribute to the basic physical survival [...]

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring …  (Isaiah 44:3)A grandparent’s blessing is a special event for a child.  More than just [...]

Who are some of the people who most influenced and impacted you as you were growing up? I know some of those who most impacted my life were older saints who just loved me and were examples of godliness. I remember Dr. Emerson, a large, [...]

Bill Kelley of the Christian Stewardship Ministry recently shared this story we hope will bless you…My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On one particular day, he was building some crates for the clothes his church had collected to send to orphanages in China. On his [...]