AWe all love to celebrate Easter with our children. There’s nothing cuter than new spring outfits, colorful eggs, and fuzzy bunnies, right? But it’s important to keep our children aware of the real meaning of Easter: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is the cornerstone even [...]
Free Resources for Grandparents You will find a list of free downloads with many helpful suggestions of how to intentionally pray for your grandchildren. Click on the 3 bars on the upper left side of this page FREE RESOURCES. By Lillian Penner, [...]
Grandparenting looks different for many grandparents. Some grandparents take their grandchildren to museums, take them on trips, volunteer together, do crafts, wood projects or etc. Here you see the finished bird house made under grandpa’s supervision. In some cases, grandchildren live with [...]
Prayer Dear Father, I want to thank you for my grandchildren. I pray_____________will be motivated and challenged to apply themselves academically. He/She will experience the reality of experiencing the adventure of walking with Jesus. Recognize the deception of the world and covered for your [...]
Overcoming Grandparenting Barriers Even under the best circumstances, grandparenting isn’t always what we thought that it would be like. It’s even harder when there is divorce, illness, estrangement, and prodigals. Author, Larry Fowler, Founder of the Legacy Coalition recently wrote a book [...]
Pray your grandchildren will love the Lord with all their hearts. God has great things prepared for them, which the eye has not seen, the ear hath not heard and the mind cannot conceive what God has prepared for them. Now isn’t that [...]
This time of the year, we become aware of the spring season, especially in the areas where we experience the four seasons. It is exciting to see the buds on the trees that have lied dormant and the bulbs popping out of the ground almost over night in the northwest. Spring reminds us of new life. [...]
A Prayer for my Granddaughters Dear Heavenly Father, I pray my granddaughter, ______________will not be concerned about her outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry or beautiful clothes. But she will clothe herself with the beauty of a teachable, gentle and [...]
My husband and I received the special gift of grandparenting as we approached my midlife season. It was exciting to become a grandparent! However, we learned that along with this gift came a sacred trust to imprint another generation with the message of God’s faithfulness. Reflecting on our new [...]
I find it hard to believe that my husband and I have been grandparents for thirty even yearsthis week, but the reality is our oldest grandchild is turning thirty-seven. I remember how excited I was when our son called to tell us their baby girl had been born because I often prayed that my [...]