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I am the National Prayer Coordinator for Christian Grandparenting Network and I would like to share my thoughts about WHY there is an urgency to pray for our grandchildren. We live in a time of extraordinary circumstances and events. We have seen many events of evil in our world over the past year [...]

When I grew up in the Midwest, in the spring they had the saying, “March winds bring April showers, and then April showers will bring the May flowers”. Now I am living in the Northwest where we have some wind and lots of rain in March, hoping for only showers in April. However, the rain plays a [...]

Dear Heavenly Father,                                                                             As we celebrate Easter,  I am thankful that YOU died on the cross and rose from the dead so I can have the gift of a [...]

This week I am pleased to have a guest blog post from author and speaker Janet Thompson. Janet is the author of the Face-to-Face Bible study series from New Hope Publishers, including the study Face-to-Face with Lois and Eunice: Nurturing Faith in Your Family, and many other books. The crowd at the [...]

This week I would like to share an excellent Easter idea I found on iMOM.com. Children love to hunt for Easter eggs. In this egg-citing game your kids can hunt for eggs over and over again without ever being at risk for a cavity from too much candy. Instead of candy they will actually learn the [...]

Dear friends, I am so excited because GRANDPARENTING WITH A PURPOSE was chosen to be one of the five finalists for the Reader’s Choice Award on About.com.This is a voter-based  award so I need your vote (and all the votes you can help me  gather) if the book is going to win. To cast your [...]

Spiritual warfare is intense today as our grandchildren are growing up in the midst of a culture that is morally and spiritually depraved. When our grandchildren are flirting with the world, just a scratch can contaminate them and grow into a major spiritual battle. Our younger grandchildren face [...]

This week I am sharing a guest blog by Max Elliot Anderson, author of many childen’s books. My wife and I are newly minted grandparents. We were blessed with two granddaughters last year. As a grandparent, you are already aware of the many forces at work, intent on attempting to shape the [...]

My grandmother’s example of her faith in Jesus Christ to see her through the difficult times in life made a significant imprint on my life. While I was attending college in her town, I had many opportunities to visit my widowed grandmother often. She shared with me that in her loneliness she was [...]

I would like to share with my Photo Prayer Journal I made to help me pray intentionally for my grandchildren. A photo prayer journal is a working document to help grandparents pray effectively for their grandchildren, whether they live far away or nearby. The photo prayer journal made praying for [...]