Christian Grandparenting Blog

  Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life… (Ps. 23:6) If you could eavesdrop on your own funeral service, what would people say characterizes the ‘trail’ of your life? What path will your life carve for those...

  I have to admit to you that I am in a time of my life when grandparenting doesn’t feel so grand. Not exactly what you might expect from the director of the Christian Grandparenting Network is it? Still, some of you know that feeling as well....

  GRANDPAUSE: A lack of Bible study leads to 'truth' decay. (Unknown) Most of us know that effective learning involves more than listening or reading. When we engage all our senses we are more likely to remember and assimilate the things we...

As a grandparent of five teenage grandchildren, I am learning some painful things about teen rebellion with at least one of them. I also notice a correlation between rebelliousness in my teenage grandchildren and the degree to which they were...

  LIFE HAPPENS… and there is no denying that at times life can feel heavy and hard to bear. Yet, Jesus said, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28). Can you relate to feeling weary or burdened?...

  If you watch the Olympics, you are undoubtedly keenly aware of the significance of time in certain events like downhill skiing and speed skating. A medal is often determined by a mere 1/100th of a second. It gives new meaning the phrase...

  You’ve seen the bumper stickers on the back of a large RV truckin’ down the highway. It reads, “I’m spending my kids’ inheritance.” You may smile when you see it, but it’s really nothing to smile about. Translated, the message being sent is...

  “The Father is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matt. 18:14 You undoubtedly know the parable of the lost sheep taught as a general evangelism passage challenging believers to seek the lost. Certainly a legitimate...

“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.” Matt. 18:10 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America between 1854 and 1929. They were mostly immigrant...

  “Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting demands intentionality. Everyday we stand at a crossroads and must choose the path we will walk—the one marked by my agenda...