Christian Grandparenting Blog

CORE VALUES These are the values, or pillars, that, in concert with our Mission and Statement of Faith, will guide our actions and decisions for everything we do as a ministry. These are ranked in order of priority, so that we never set aside the [...]

  “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 whether the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 gentleman, [...]

  Rob Rienow, pastor and author of God’s Grand Vision for the Home, asks this question at the beginning of his book: “When your kids leave home what do you want most for them?” Here’s the same questions rephrased for grandparents: “When your grandkids reach [...]

My grandparents used to have a white picket fence across the front yard of their house. I loved that picket fence. I remember a few years after Grandpa had passed away that white picket fence began to look a little worse for wear. The paint [...]

  “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Colossians 3:23 Labor Day was originally a holiday to recognize the union workers at the time, but that has since evolved to workers in general. However, [...]