573 archives found for "Prayer"

  New Years is always a good time to set a focused effort for the coming year. I plan to spend more time intentionally praying for my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Do you have a plan to pray for your grandchildren in 2018 with purpose? I would like to challenge you to start 2018 with [...]

We had our family Christmas gathering last night, in which we included a birthday cake for Jesus and sang “Happy birthday”. My four-year-old great-granddaughter was thrilled to blow out the candles. Later that evening when her parents were putting her to bed she prayed that Jesus would not [...]

The fragrances of holiday scented candles, cookies baking, and the pine Christmas trees are always inviting when walking into the house this time of the year. Recently I was watching the Food channel, and they were talking about how different foods bring memories to our minds. The fragrances of [...]

One of our family traditions is to have a birthday cake for Jesus at our Christmas family gathering. The birthday cake is always a big hit with the children. They love blowing out the candles and singing “Happy birthday to Jesus “an excellent way to teach them about celebrating the birthday of [...]

Recently, hurricanes, excessive flooding, earthquakes, and fires have drawn our attention to the many people who have been victims of these catastrophes. It’s a time to remember the many victims in our prayers as the trying to recover. As our country is facing many difficult issues, it is [...]

Thanksgiving is a good 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 ones [...]

The men of Issachar in King David’s army said they “understood the times and knew what Israel should do” (1 Chronicles 12:32). In todays fragmented world in which we live it is important that grandparents understand the times. Just as the men of Issachar in David’s army understood the times [...]

As Veteran’s day approaches, we are reminded of our military families and those who have served our country in the military. There are many U.S. troops in our military deployed all over the world leaving families back home and don’t hear the laughter of their loved ones. They only have [...]

In the Northwest, we are having excellent autumn weather with the awesome colors, seeing beautiful reds, oranges, yellow and golden leaves. The other day while driving down the street, seeing the beautiful trees it reminded of the seasons we experience each year and compared them to our lives. I [...]

Recently my great granddaughter as talking about what kind of a Halloween costume she was going to wear. As I was thinking about Halloween coming up at the end of this month, I started thinking of jack-o-lanterns, costumes, masks, etc. Children have a fun time deciding who they are going to be and [...]