Christian Grandparenting Blog

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions started over 4000 years ago with the Ancient Babylonians. Today, these resolutions mainly focus on self-improvement, such as losing weight, exercising more, learning a new skill, and managing finances. This blog's purpose is to share New Year’s resolutions or goals that help grandparents like you successfully pass down a legacy of faith in Christ Jesus to the next generation. 

While parts of the Bible may be clouded to us, the truth of the gospel is crystal clear. It leaves no room for misunderstanding. It tells us without question who Jesus is.

As grandparents, are we "lavish gift-givers" or "gracious gift-givers"? Doing a heart-check of our motivations precedes general guidelines and practical tips for wise grandparents at Christmas.

Do you love to relax with a cup of hot chocolate or a big bowl of popcorn and watch a family Christmas movie with your grandchildren? If so, have you thought about how movies can serve as conversation starters? Here are five Christmas movies with a brief description, age appropriateness (based on Common Sense Media), follow-up questions, and related Scripture.

Every grandparent wants to see their grandchildren grow up confident, kind, and strong enough to handle whatever life throws their way. The good news is that resilience doesn’t come from having an easy life; it grows through faith, love, and the example of those who’ve walked before them. We grandparents have a vital role to play in planting the seeds of spiritual strength.

Today’s Thanksgiving celebrations are quite different from the first one when Pilgrims harvested a bountiful crop. It’s inevitable that traditions change as families grow and adult children build their own traditions. It may be time to find new ways of sharing our thanks to the Lord for what He has done for us.

God’s presence is a mysterious concept. The Bible teaches us that God is omnipresent. This means God exists beyond the constraints of time and space, always being fully present in very place at all times.

Throughout Scripture, God instructs us to remember Him. This includes recalling His character, provision, protection, gift of salvation, merciful kindness, and immeasurable love. The decorating ideas that I share here are meant to inspire children, grandchildren, friends, neighbors (and anyone else you invite into your home during Thanksgiving) to remember and express gratitude for the blessings they've received.