776 archives found for "Grandchildren"

I live in Oregon, and we have lots of rain, especially in the wintertime. I am looking forward to spring to see the beautiful flowering trees and sunny days. If you live in Oregon, you need an umbrella for the rainy days. Thinking about an umbrella I am reminded that my prayers can be an umbrella [...]

When we see the daffodils and tulips blooming during springtime, we often think of preparing our gardens. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest, and we always had a garden to grow our potatoes and vegetables. As I was thinking about sowing seeds in the garden, I was reminded of the fruit of the Spirit [...]

When we go back to visit family in Oklahoma, I like to go to the cemetery to visit my parent’s and grandparents’ gravesites. As I was looking at my grandmother’s tombstone, I read: MARIA WARKENTIN WIEBE March 7, 1880 – June 14, 195 Have you ever thought about what the [...]

I have had a passion for praying intentionally for my grandchildren for many years and now for my great-granddaughters. I felt God wanted me to share my enthusiasm with other grandparents, which encouraged me to write the book, Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your [...]

Spiritual warfare is intense today our grandchildren are growing up amid a morally and spiritually depraved culture. But God has provided an answer, a gift of intercessory prayer. An intercessor is one who intercedes in prayer on behalf of others. When we love others, we will want to intercede [...]

Grandparents are excited to become grandparents. I have heard it said that it’s like the frosting on the cake. However, with the joy of grandchildren comes a responsibility. We read in Psalms 145:3-5,  “. . .one generation to another is to speak of God’s greatness.” Grandparents are [...]

We become very aware of the spring season if we live in the areas where we experience the four seasons. Spring reminds us of new life, seeing new buds on the dormant winter trees, and seeing the bulbs popping out of the ground almost overnight.  During the winter, many areas experience very [...]

Do you get tired of praying the same prayers for your grandchildren and their parents? Do you feel like your prayers have become humdrum, repetitive, or pointless in 2020? Let’s set a goal of praying intentionally for our grandchildren and their parents in 2021. A number of years ago, I felt [...]

Christian Grandparenting Network is Calling all Grandparents to make 2021 a year of intentional Prayer for their Grandchildren. Let’s urgently pray for our Nation and our families to have a fresh vision of God as he is pushed to the perimeter in these perilous uncertain times. For Free [...]

Do you believe God treasures the hearts of your grandchildren? In John 3:16, NLT, we read, “God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” A treasure is something of great value. God thought our [...]