THE PINECONE
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog At Christmas time, many of us decorate with pinecones in our homes, especially the cinnamon scented ones. The aroma from the scented pinecones emits a pleasing holiday fragrance. When we visited Yellowstone several years ago, we learned that the lodgepole pine trees...
Recapturing the Virtue of Excellence
Courageous Grandparenting Blog {jcomments on}GRANDPAUSE: “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men…” Eph. 6:7 “If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” —...My Grandmother Is Praying Proverbs 11:23
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog “The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.” -Proverbs 11:23 Father, I pray that the desires of my grandchild will always be focused on You. May his/her actions be motivated by that which is “true, noble, right,...
Start the Year with a New Discipline: A Blessing Journal
Courageous Grandparenting Blog Grandparenting can be a lot of fun and a great reward. It can also be filled with more than our share of pain, sorrow and grief. I’ve known both and am in the midst of dealing with great sorrow right now. Driving to a men’s Bible study the other day, my thoughts were...Are Your Grandchildren Living In a Greenhouse of Prayer?
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog In his book “Fearless” by Max Lucado writes, “Prayer is the saucer into which parental fears are poured to cool. Jesus says so little about our parenting, makes no comments about spanking, breast-feeding, sibling rivalry, or schooling. Yet his actions speak volumes...
Christmas Isn’t Over… It’s Just Begun!
Courageous Grandparenting Blog For most of us Christmas is over. We have unwrapped all the gifts, sung our Christmas carols, attended Christmas Eve services, and enjoyed our family celebrations. There doesn’t seem to be much else left except to clean up the mess and begin the arduous process of...Grandchildren Are A Gift From God
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog I was recently told, “The world calls children a burden, however, God calls them a blessing.” Children are a lot of work, they need a lot of attention, ask many questions, and they can often be in the way and annoying. However, we read in God’s Word, “Children are a...
