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Guest blog by Kaylynn Gibb Some calendars still note the birthday of three American leaders, George Washington led an army to win freedom from England. Abraham Lincoln paved the way for freedom from slavery. Martin Luther King Jr. lead people to embrace freedom from violence. You may not be [...]

Teach your grandchildren that God has given us an instruction book of how to live our lives. It is essential they memorize Bible verses as they are growing up so the Holy Spirit will remind them of God’s instructions when they are older. He delights when we allow Him to direct every detail of our [...]

The parents of our grandchildren have a great responsibility in these insecure, unstable times we live in today. Young families are busy with their jobs, church activities, children’s activities, etc. There are many distractions for them in their marriage, employment, and parenting. In today’s [...]

In today’s broken world, Satan’s purpose is to destroy the family. It is essential that we pray God will give the parents of our grandchildren wisdom and time management in their monumental task of guiding our grandchildren in the ways of the Lord. We live in the midst of a busy and evil [...]

Isn’t it exciting to have your precious grandchild come running into your arms with hugs and kisses? Your six-year-old granddaughter calling to tell you she lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy is coming to her house or your seven-year-old grandson thrilled to tell you how many goals he made [...]

Dear Lord, I pray ____________________ will turn his/her focus away from worthless worldly things and focus on living in obedience to God’s Word. In Jesus’ name.   Psalms 119:37 To learn more about the prayer ministry for grandparents go [...]

  My goal in 2018 is to grow in my relationship with Jesus Christ. If yours is the same you may be interested in this guest blog by one of the members of our prayer team, Deborah Haddix. Journaling for the Soul is an easy-to-navigate handbook filled with a wide variety of journaling methods. [...]

Dear Lord, I pray ________________ will be aware of God’s love surrounding my grandchildren, when they are playing or at school or anywhere else. I pray _____________ will learn to understand that God has promised He will always be there and never forsake him/her. In Jesus’ name. Psalms 32:10 [...]

In his book, “Fearless” Max Lucado writes, “Prayer is the saucer into which parental fears are poured to cool. Jesus says so little about our parenting makes no comments about spanking, breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, or schooling. His actions speak volumes about prayer. Bring your children [...]

Dear Lord, I pray _______________ will grow in his/her awareness of Jesus, learning to place his/her trust in Him and not depend on his/her own thinking. In Jesus’ name.  Proverbs 3:5 Lillian Penner, Co-director of the prayer ministry of Christian Grandparenting Network, pennerlp@gmail.com [...]