652 archives found for "Grandparents, Grandchildren, Challenges"

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 [...]

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 [...]

Today I want to share a guest blog by my friend Alexandria. You will be blessed if you read it all the way through. It is an understatement to say that for some people life can be so horrendously painful that you feel as though you spend all or most of your energies fighting to survive the battles [...]

If you join the mailing list for this blog  you will receive a free downloadable document of “Scriptures to Pray for your Grandchildren.” I would appreciate your comments about how you pray for your grandchildren. By Lillian Penner, National Prayer Coordinator, Christian Grandparenting [...]

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 distractions for them in their marriage, employment, parenting and [...]

Are you a new Baby Boomer grandparent or a grandparent looking for resources and/or suggestions to grandparent with a purpose? We are excited to share some resources and suggestions to help you with your grandparenting that Christian Grandparenting Network (CGN) has available for you. CGN is [...]

We are going to look in God’s Word to see some examples of people He used to stand in the gap for his purpose to be accomplished. The Bible describes prayer as “Standing in the Gap” or “Bridging the Gap” a channel through which God’s will is brought to earth. God chose and appointed [...]