479 archives found for "Grandmothers"

  Recently I was thinking about my grandchildren going back to school, and the story of baby Moses kept coming to my mind from Exodus chapter 2. At the time Moses was born, Pharaoh was killing all the newborn Hebrew boys in Egypt.  When Moses was three months old, his mother hid him by making [...]

Grandchildren need to learn to accept advice and constructive criticism. Those who accept guidance and correction will be successful in life. They only hurt themselves when they do not accept correction. Listen to advice and instruction, and in the end, you will be wise. Proverbs 19:20 Pray your [...]

Guest blog by Sherry Schumann If you wander through a Hallmark store during the final weeks of August, you’ll notice cards celebrating National Grandparents Day. You won’t find any cards for Grandparents Day of Prayer, even though its date coincides with National Grandparents Day. Grandparents [...]

The school bells are starting to ring, in fact, many of our grandchildren have already started back to school. The beginning of school can be very stressful with new teachers, new classmates, and for many a new school. They may have to adjust to new coaches, bus drivers, carpools and various [...]

      Here are some helpful suggestions to pray for your grandchildren on Grandparents’ Day of Prayer. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. (1 John 5:14) Pray for their relationship with God: That at an early age [...]

We read in Luke 2:51, 52 “Then Jesus went down to Nazareth with his parents and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and favor with God and men.” Here’s an excellent prayer for our younger grandchildren. Let’s pray [...]

It’s only 31 days until Grandparents’ Day of Prayer. I hope you have signed up to join us on Grandparents’ Day of Prayer. If you have not, and you have been thinking about it, we hope you will go to christiangrandparenting.net/grandparents-day-of-prayer/, The Christian Grandparenting Network [...]

 Scriptures about controlling anger.  These Scriptures show us that anger is not a good thing. A gentle answer turns away wrath. Ephesians 4:26  When you are angry, do not sin. And do not go on being angry all day. Colossians 3:8  But now put these things out of your life: anger, bad temper, [...]

Each year my husband and I take our granddaughters who live nearby for a “Back to School” lunch just before they go back to school. Today I took our granddaughter who lives nearby out to lunch because she is leaving next week to start her college adventure in Southern California. She is excited [...]

 Encourage your grandchildren to read God’s Word to nourish their spiritual life. Encourage them to memorize Bible verses and the importance to hide God’s Word in their hearts. If they are in Awana or another Christian program for children and they are memorizing Scripture ask them to quote [...]