Who are Your Grandkids’ Heroes?
Courageous Grandparenting Blog During one children’s program, several children were asked about their families. When asked who his hero was, one young boy responded without hesitation, “My Dad!” What can give greater joy than to hear a child or grandchild make a statement like that? Unfortunately,...My Grandmother Is Praying…Proverbs 13:18
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog “He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, But whoever heeds correction is honored.” Proverbs 13:18 Lord, I ask on behalf of my grandchild for a humble, teachable spirit. Please open his heart and mind to those around him who are older and wiser. Do...
Abolishing the Prison of Adolescence
Courageous Grandparenting Blog When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. (I Cor. 13:11) What do you believe about adolescence? Do you know where this idea originated? How has it impacted...Long Distant Grandparenting
Grandparent with a Purpose Blog Today, frequently grandparents do not live near their grandchildren to feel a part of their lives. Technology provides affordable ways for grandparents to communicate with their loved ones but they have to be deliberate to maintain meaningful relationships. However,...
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...
