471 archives found for "Grandfathers"

As I look ahead into 2016, it looks like our national and global situation will not be getting better.  A good friend focused my attention on Isaiah 60:1-2 as a word from the Lord for the New Year:  Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness [...]

Now the Christmas celebrations are over, the tree will come down, the decorations put away for another year, if not already. Let’s look at the response of Mary, the shepherds and the Wisemen to thebirth of Jesus and then look at our own response as we have celebrated His birth. When the angel [...]

Share God’s unconditional love with your grandchildren as you celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to thank you for your “likes,” shares and comments this past year on this website and Facebook. May God bless you richly as you grandparent with a purpose and have [...]

Does the song, “I’ll be home for Christmas”¹ Frank Sinatra made popular in the 50’s make you blue and gloomy because you are not going to see all of your family during this Christmas season make you sad? Grandparents love to be with their loved ones to celebrate Christmas, the birth of our [...]

The Christmas tree, the greatest symbol of Christmas is an evergreen tree, representing life. The custom of erecting a Christmas tree can be historically traced to 15th century. “The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods. In the 18th century, it began [...]

Christmas is a great time to connect spiritually with our grandchildren, helping them understand the significance of the birth of Jesus Christ. Grandchildren look forward to receiving gifts from their grandparents at Christmas and grandparents love giving them gifts. Some grandparents spend [...]

Today I would like to share a presentation of The Candymaker’s Gift produced by my friends David and Helen Haidle. The Candymaker’s Gift is an excellent story about the real meaning of Christmas to share with your grandchildren during this Christmas season. You can show it to them or you can [...]

A few years ago my husband and I attended a reunion in Branson, MO where we saw the awesome performance of The Miracle of Christmas at the Sight & Sound Theatre. I was impressed by how they displayed the emotions of Mary and Joseph when they were faced with the announcements of Gabriel. While [...]

Join the many people are ordering this book for Christmas gifts. The book Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your Grandchildren by Lillian Penner will make an excellent Christmas gift for your grandparents or your friends who are grandparents. The book challenges [...]

Today I would like to share with you about how God used Hannah for his purpose to be accomplished. Jennifer Kennedy Dean writes, “Hannah is not the primary character in the story. Nor is Samuel. Pivotal to the whole story, the central cohesive element, the linchpin, is God himself. Everything [...]