Years ago, Esther stood in the gap for her people, the Jews when their lives were threatened physically. Today grandparents can stand in the gap with prayer for their grandchildren as they are threatened spiritually. For that, reason Christian Grandparenting Network developed prayer groups called [...]
I recently heard of an excellent idea for grandparents to use for Valentines for their grandchildren that I would like to share with you. For example, send them a Valentine with two five-dollar bills (or whatever amount you desire.) One five-dollar bill is your love gifts to them, the other [...]
When my husband and I approached our midlife season, we received the special gift of grandparenting. However, along with the gift, God gave us an assignment/responsibility to imprint another generation with the message of His faithfulness. God placed each of our children, grandchildren, and their [...]
I love my Photo Prayer Journal. It helps me feel more connected to my grandchildren when I see their picture and profile sheet. I can see the name of their teacher, friends, and activities. A photo prayer journal is a working document to help grandparents pray intentionally for their grandchildren, [...]
I am the National Prayer Coordinator for Christian Grandparenting Network and I would like to share my thoughts about WHY there is an urgency to pray for our grandchildren. We live in a time of extraordinary circumstances and events. We have seen many events of evil in our world over the past year [...]
This week I am pleased to have a guest blog post from author and speaker Janet Thompson. Janet is the author of the Face-to-Face Bible study series from New Hope Publishers, including the study Face-to-Face with Lois and Eunice: Nurturing Faith in Your Family, and many other books. The crowd at the [...]
I would like to share with you about the Grandparents @ Prayer (G@P) intercessory prayer groupĀ in Beaverton, Oregon in which I participate. We meet the second Tuesday afternoon for about 90 minutes each month in a nearby church. When we started, there were several women but then several dropped [...]
(Insert your granddaughter’s name) Dear Heavenly Father, I pray ______________will not be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. But that she will clothe herself with the beauty of a teachable, gentle spirit, displaying [...]