Does Your Life Leave a Trail of Goodness and Kindness?
Courageous 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 who follow? Do I...The Crowns Of Grandparents
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog Children’s children are a crown to the aged. Proverbs 17:6a The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness. Proverbs 16:31 (NKJV) When you became a grandparent, did you feel you were crowned? In Proverbs, we read...
When Grandparenting Isn’t So Grand
Courageous Grandparenting Blog 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. It might be in the...Don’t Base Your Prayers On Feelings
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog In our culture today, we have become me-centered, even in our prayer lives. It seems like we are encouraged to listen to our feelings, allowing our feelings to dictate our relationship with Jesus Christ. Our relationship with God cannot be based on our feelings. The...
A Tool for a Well-Versed Legacy
Courageous Grandparenting Blog 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 hear or...Teach Me Your Way, Lord
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.” Psalm 86:11-12 Dear Father, I want to thank you for...
Do Manners Matter When It Comes to Teen Rebellion?
Courageous Grandparenting Blog 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 taught manners. Trace...The Soldier’s Children Struggle Too
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog A few weeks ago, I read an article in the “Parade” magazine about the struggles of our deployed soldiers. I read, “When mothers and fathers are deployed overseas, their children are also in danger. A new report from the Rand Corporation suggests that teenagers in...
