965 archives posted by "grandparenting"

This week I want to give my blog readers an opportunity to receive Grandparenting with a Purpose at a special offer. I am giving you the first chapter of titled “Reflecting on My Journey of Praying for My Grandchildren.” The book challenges grandparents to pray intentionally for their [...]

Family Mealtime Prayers Scripture Prayers for All Ages and Occasions Guest blog by Dale Cangelosi One rut most of us are in is the rut of the mealtime prayer. We tend to say the same thing to God every time we ask the blessing at a meal with our family or friends. Maybe you pray, “Bless this [...]

See You at the Pole™, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. More than two decades later, millions around the world pray on their campuses on the fourth Wednesday in September. SYATP is simply a prayer rally where [...]

Dear Lord I pray, (insert child’s name)  will obey Your commands,  and not neglect the teachings of his mother and father. Keep Your words always in his heart and tie them around his neck.   Wherever he walks, Your counsel will lead him. When he sleeps, You will protect him. When he wakes up [...]

 Today it is only two more days until Grandparents Day of Prayer. I am sharing suggestions to pray for your grandchildren in preschool, elementary, preteen, teenager and college age students. I hope you will find these suggestions helpful to pray for them intentionally at the different age [...]

It is only nine more days until Grandparents Day of Prayer. I hope you have made plans to pray with other grandparents or have decided to make it a special time alone with God praying especially for your grandchildren and their parents. Not On My Watch, a radio program for grandparents, about [...]

Recently I was talking with a young mother who was apprehensive about sending her daughter to kindergarten this fall. It reminded me of when I sent my oldest son to kindergarten. I was also a nervous mother, concerned about sending my little boy out into the big world. My first three years in [...]

I have been sending my grandchildren back to school notes, telling them that grandpa, and I will be praying for them as they start a new school year for several years. I would like to encourage you to do the same if you haven’t before. It’s a good time to communicate to them of your love and [...]

Are you a new Baby Boomer grandparent or a grandparent looking for resources and/or suggestions to grandparent with a purpose? I am excited to share some resources and suggestions with you that will help you grandparent with a purpose.  For the last five years, I have had the privilege to be the [...]

 The “Back to School” sales have started and the school bells will be soon ringing for our grandchildren. In some areas, school starts in mid-August while others not starting until after Labor Day. The beginning of the school year can be an anxious time for the grandchildren with new teachers, [...]