652 archives found for "Grandparents, Grandchildren, Challenges"

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

Thanksgiving is an excellent time to encourage our grandchildren to be thankful for the many good things they experience. Help them make a list of their home, food, clothing, school, friends, church, toys, and the opportunities they enjoy for which they can be thankful. Gratitude always improves [...]

Do you enjoy waiting? We often wait in line at the grocery store, the bank, traffic lights, the Doctor’s office, and the like. Last week I had to wait two hours to see the Doctor, and I wasn’t happy about it. Waiting is not on my agenda.  This scenario reminded me of my prayer [...]

Today I would like to share with you 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 [...]

    I am very thankful to God for our family, health, home, friends, and opportunities to serve Him. My husband and I experience many blessings daily amidst the difficulties we have faced along our journey of life. We have learned that the God of the mountaintop experiences is the same God in [...]

Are you looking for a purpose in your life? If you are a grandparent, you have a purpose, a mission field, a responsibility according to God’s Word. Moses told the Israelites, “Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip [...]

In Esther, chapter four, we read that when Haman made a decree to kill all the Jews of Susa because Mordecai would not bow down to him. Mordecai asked his niece, Queen Esther, to go to the king, beg for mercy, and plead for her people. However, Esther said she could not go unless the king invited [...]

In the Northwest, we have excellent autumn weather with great colors, seeing beautiful reds, oranges, yellows, and golden leaves. The other day while driving down the street, seeing the beautiful trees, I was reminded of the seasons we experience each year and compared them to our [...]

“One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.” Psalms 145:4 NIV Everybody’s ancestry includes two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, 16 great-great-grandparents, and on and on through the generations.  Have you [...]

Today I am sending you a prayer for your grandchildren and their teachers. Prayer for Grandchildren Dear Heavenly Father, I pray ______will have an easy, smooth and peaceful transition as he/she goes back to school. Connect well with their teachers feeling accepted and comfortable in the [...]