776 archives found for "Grandchildren"

Prayer for a Christ-like Reflection Lord, forgive me when I have not taken the time to be in Your Word or modeled the life of a godly grandparent. Help me to take the time to read and meditate on Your Word every day So I will reflect your face in the heart of my grandchildren. Help me to be a godly [...]

Today I want to share a guest blog written by my friend Alexandria who desperately needed a praying grandparent. Please read it all the way through. You will see the urgency for grandparents to cover their grandchildren with prayer. It is an understatement to say that for some people life can be so [...]

12 Suggestions to Pray for Elementary Grandchildren Discover their God-given gifts and talents. Develop a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment using their skills. Be motivated, disciplined, and challenged in their learning experiences. Treat others with respect. Stand firm for what is right and [...]

Grandparents Day of Prayer and National Grandparents Day are similar but not the same. To understand their similarities and differences, we need to examine both, starting with National Grandparents Day. National Grandparents Day After a three-year battle that began in 1970, West Virginia housewife [...]

Teach your children to choose the right path.” Proverbs 22:6  Our children have a great responsibility parenting our grandchildren 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 [...]

  “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived                                                                                  in your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice, now lives in you also” II Timothy 1:5. If Timothy’s [...]

How to Pray for Infants and Toddlers My grandchildren range in age from 11 to 32 years but now I have 2 great-granddaughters less than 18 months so I am again praying for infants and toddlers. If you have infants and/or toddlers you may appreciate these suggestions of how to pray for them. For [...]

Our oldest son observed that—while his maternal grandmother stockpiled Reese’s cups in the freezer and his paternal grandmother kept KitKat bars in her special drawer— I didn’t keep any candy at home for him to enjoy. Laughingly, I replied, “When I become a grandmother, I’m going to [...]

  Recently I was participating in a Bible study about Jonah. I found it interesting that when Jonah was in the belly of the fish, he quoted Scripture in his prayer of repentance. Jonah was a prophet and knew the Scriptures, especially the Psalms, a collection of memorized verses stamped on his [...]

It’s time for grandparent warriors to raise a shout and carry the light of Christ to our grandchildren. It’s time we utilize the greatest weapon in our arsenal; it’s time we exercise the Power of Prayer! Grandparents are in a spiritual battle for the lives of the next generation; however, the [...]