Christian Grandparenting Blog

“For unto a child is born, to us a child is given…” Isaiah 9:6 (Reprinted and revised from Dec. 2010) It’s true, Scrooge is as alive and well in the 21st century as he was in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. A brief visit to the internet will reveal an...

After observing another year of Black Friday madness (now Thanksgiving Thursday madness) I find myself wondering if there is anything really left of what Christmas used to be. Was there ever a time when Christmas was about Christ, and nothing else?...

Several of you shared comments about my previous posts on Preparing Your Teenage Grandchildren for Success. Thank you for the comments, and for reminding me that what I am sharing for teens ought to be intentional practices for younger...

Building a strong work ethic by raising expectations is one way to help prepare your teenage grandchildren for success. Hopefully, in Part 1 you found some helpful ideas for doing that, or at least, you were stimulated to come up with your own...

Grandparents want to see their grandchildren grow up and become successful. For Christian grandparents, we understand that success is not measured by career or financial accomplishments as much as integrity of character and contentment in Christ...

Last week I looked at qualities of a matriarch who we might not always associate with a typical concept of a matriarch. Contrary to a typical image of a strong, outgoing personality, I used my aunt as an example. She was a very quiet person, yet...

When you hear the words patriarch or matriarch, what comes to mind? Old? Powerful? Influential? Those are things we often associate with these terms. By definition a patriarch or matriarch is the man or woman who is the oldest in a family or tribe,...

GRANDPAUSE: As iron sharpen iron, so one man sharpens another. Prov. 27:17 If you have ever watched an experienced blacksmith perform his trade, you cannot escape the power of iron sharpening iron. From the furnace a red-hot strap of iron is...

It’s not uncommon to hear people talk about wanting to change the world—whatever that may mean. The truth is that change happens when hearts are changed, one heart at a time. That’s the lesson of A Call to Grandparenting: Lessons Learned on Papa’s...

  “Your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matt. 18:14 Three years ago Anders Breivik at a summer camp in Oslo, Norway senselessly and savagely murdered sixty-nine people, mostly children. He did it...