965 archives posted by "grandparenting"

 During the summer months as the children are out of school many grandparents have the opportunity to go on vacation with their grandchildren or do special activities with them.  This last week my husband built birdhouses with our nine and eleven years old granddaughters. He pre-cut the pieces of [...]

Excuse me! I am sorry that I accidently emailed my blog to you four times. Lillian [...]

 There are only 59 days until Grandparents Day of Prayer . Here are some suggestions of things to do on September 9 – Grandparents Day of Prayer.  “The power of focused prayer can change a generation.” Author unknown Grandparents worldwide are invited to stand in the gap together for [...]

 Little Children, Little Problems Guest blog by Sandy Feit, In Touch magazine During my children’s teenage years, I was given a poster that read, “Just when I knew all of life’s answers, they changed the questions.” To me, it was a good summary of the ever-morphing adventure called [...]

 Recently a friend asked me, “What is the most important lesson you hope to teach your grandchildren?” After thinking about this question, I thought I would like to share one of the lessons I hope my grandchildren will learn from my husband and me.  As my grandchildren walk through their [...]

In honor of Father’s Day I would like to share a prayer written by a grandfather for his grandchildren.   A Grandfather’s Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, Your Word proclaims that children are a gift from God. My children have blessed me with many grandchildren, and I thank you for each one. [...]

By Lillian Penner, July issue of the Significant Living magazine.  <http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/85bc9d6f#/85bc9d6f/30 I received the special gift of grandparenting as I approached my midlife season. It was exciting to become a grandparent! However, I learned that along with this gift [...]

         Christian Grandparenting Network is proclaiming September 9, 2012 as Grandparent’s Day of Prayer.   Christian Grandparenting Network is asking grandparents all over the world to unite in prayer for their grandchildren on Sunday, September 9, 2012. This date is the official [...]

 On May 28 is Memorial Day we will celebrate Memorial Day in the United States. Memorial Day honors U.S. men and women who died while in military service to their country. This year as we celebrate Memorial Day, let’s pray for the many families they have left behind who miss their loved ones. As [...]

The other night as my husband and I were driving home from our small group meeting we were listening on the radio to Chuck Swindoll speaking about John Mark. We read in Acts chapter 13 that John Mark assisted Paul and Barnabas on a mission trip. After they had ministered in a couple of towns, John [...]