Christian Grandparenting Blog
Not Your Normal Notion of Greatness
GRANDPAUSE: He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest honor. -Thomas à Kempis The teacher asked the class to name one important thing we had today that we didn't have ten years ago. Susie’s hand darted...
read moreMy Favorite Things-Books
Giving a book as a Christmas gift may not sound as exciting as Skylanders or X-Box, but they are more enduring and can change a life. I thought I would share with you a few of my favorite books recommendations in four categories: 1)...
read moreFill-A-Boot With Love
My friend, Charme Fletcher, recently posted a blog about boots--fashion boots in particular. I want to share with you her thoughts and how it has led to a great ministry idea you can do with you grandkids. Building a Legacy of Faith:...
read moreA Great Gift Giving Idea
GRANDPAUSE: Seeking empties a life while giving fills it. –Unknown If you’re at all like me, I struggle every Advent and Christmas with the focus on getting more and more stuff. Black Friday has become a cultic ritual of greed and rudeness...
read moreA Thanksgiving Blessing
At Thanksgiving each year we have the privilege of joining ranks with those we call family and the family of God to praise God, the giver of all good and gracious gifts, for His undeserved goodness. As recommended in the first Thanksgiving...
read moreIs It Time to Reprisinate Old Traditions?
“During the festival days you must explain to your children why you are celebrating…” Exodus 13:8 NLT Repristinate is not one of those commonly used words in our conversations. It simply means to restore to an original state or condition....
read moreHow to Cultivate a Ministry of Presence
“Would your Nana answer my God questions?” This was the question one little girl asked her friend who had told her about how wise her grandmother was. That friend happened to be the granddaughter of Jill Briscoe. Have you ever thought about...
read moreDo You Want to Build a Well-Versed Legacy?
GRANDPAUSE: “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” I have yet to meet a godly grandparent who does not find enormous joy in seeing their grandchildren walking with Christ. It is also true that have yet to...
read moreThree Things Grandparents Would Do Well to Remember
My father grew up poor. I did not. My father sometimes had little to eat in his home as a child, but learned that God provides…and He always did. I never encountered those basic need issues as a child. However, when our children were very young and...
read moreA Time for Everything
“There is a time for everything...” Ecc. 3:1 Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once described a contest he was asked to judge looking for the most caring child. The winner turned out to be a four-year old boy whose next door neighbor, an elderly...
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