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 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 [...]

Grandparents with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray Effectively for your Grandchildren will make a great Christmas Gift for any grandparent. In fact, you will love it for yourself.  I have been a grandmother for over 35 years. God has given me a passion to intentionally pray for my grandchildren, [...]

Additional prayer helps: I have developed “Thirty-one Scriptures to Pray for Grandchildren”. Many grandparents are using these Scripture to pray for their grandchildren. Just by joining the mailing list on the right side of this page you will receive grandparenting blogs and prayer suggestions [...]

Today our grandchildren are growing up in a self-centered and entitlement culture. Grandparents can encourage them to think of others and not just what is best for them. One of the ways we can encourage them in this area is their friendships. Friends are important to a child’s development. It [...]

I am also thankful for the spiritual legacy my great-grandfather left for me. He didn’t leave me finances or heirlooms but a spiritual trust fund, a foundation for future generations. My great-grandfather lived in Poland; he went through the motions of becoming a church member but did not have a [...]

Scriptures to Pray for College Students College students need praying grandparents who will intentionally pray for them. This portion of their journey may be difficult since they have many decisions to make.  Such as management of their time for their studies, making new friends, living with [...]