Christian Grandparenting Blog

  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 “I’m [...]

  “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 application, I also believe [...]

“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 children who had been orphaned, [...]

  “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 or the one determined by [...]

  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 [...]

    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: [...]

  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: Boots–Am I [...]

  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 in our [...]