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Guest blog written by Cathy Jacobs Joni Eareckson Tada tells the story of a visit she once had to Russia.  While there, she befriended an old woman who cleaned the hotel lobby floors.  Through an interpreter, Joni became friends with the elderly lady by praising her on her excellent care of the [...]

Pray for your grandchildren will understand that they can ask God for wisdom to help them make decisions, even small ones. Try to help them understand God is waiting for them to ask him to help them with their problems and decisions they need to make.  We also read in James 4:2b  “You do not [...]

 Now the Christmas celebrations are over, the tree will come down, the decorations put away for another year. Let’s look at how Mary, the shepherds and the Wiseman responded to the birth of Jesus and then look at our own response as we have just celebrated His birth. When the angel said to [...]

Remind your grandchildren that Jesus is always with them. FREE RESOURCES:  On this website, 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 [...]

 As I was looking at a forlorn misshapen tree standing in the snow on the cover of a book I was reading last week, I was reminded of the Christmas tree we had at my house when I was a child. When I was six years old, my parents had very little money to spend at Christmas. In order for my parents [...]

 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. Galatians 6:4, 5 NLT Teach and pray your grandchildren will learn to be responsible for [...]

Guest blog by Kaylynn Gibbs As Christians, we spend the month of December in preparation to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus; from the announcement in Isaiah 9:6, to the birth story recorded in Matthew 1 and Luke 2. The Bible is filled with many other interesting birth stories leading up to [...]

Pray your grandchildren will learn to ask Jesus to help them when they are concerned about a task, which they feel is too hard for them. Share with them how you have to ask Jesus to help you in everyday difficult situations. If our grandchildren can learn to pray about their concerns and [...]

If you are a grandparent, you will find the book Grand Parenting: Strengthening your Family and Passing on your Faith by Josh Mulvihill a must read. Many powerful voices are influencing your grandchildren, from those at home and in school to those in the world of entertainment and media. Josh [...]

We read in Ephesians 6:2-3, “Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, that it may go well with you and that you enjoy long life on the earth.” A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. Proverbs 10:1 Listen to your father who [...]