47 archives found for "Praying grandparents"

Many hurting grandparents are raising their grandchildren because their parents are ill, in the military, in prison, or in various situations, especially today with the Opioids epidemic. The rewards and challenges of parenting the second time around when parents are absent or unable to raise their [...]

“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 else—Hannah’s barrenness, Hannah’s prayer, Samuel’s birth—is the working out of God’s eternal agenda.”¹ Hannah longed [...]

Grandparents are in a battle for the next generation. The only way to walk through this battle is to tightly grip the hand of Jesus and maintain close communication with him. Only as we release our concerns for our grandchildren and their parents to Him is that we are free to cling to His hand. We [...]

I live in Oregon, and we have lots of rain, especially in the wintertime. I am looking forward to spring to see the beautiful flowering trees and sunny days. If you live in Oregon, you need an umbrella for the rainy days. Thinking about an umbrella I am reminded that my prayers can be an umbrella [...]

I have had a passion for praying intentionally for my grandchildren for many years and now for my great-granddaughters. I felt God wanted me to share my enthusiasm with other grandparents, which encouraged me to write the book, Grandparenting with a Purpose: Effective Ways to Pray for your [...]

Grandparents are excited to become grandparents. I have heard it said that it’s like the frosting on the cake. However, with the joy of grandchildren comes a responsibility. We read in Psalms 145:3-5,  “. . .one generation to another is to speak of God’s greatness.” Grandparents are [...]

We become very aware of the spring season if we live in the areas where we experience the four seasons. Spring reminds us of new life, seeing new buds on the dormant winter trees, and seeing the bulbs popping out of the ground almost overnight.  During the winter, many areas experience very [...]

Christian Grandparenting Network is Calling all Grandparents to make 2021 a year of intentional Prayer for their Grandchildren. Let’s urgently pray for our Nation and our families to have a fresh vision of God as he is pushed to the perimeter in these perilous uncertain times. For Free [...]

Do you believe God treasures the hearts of your grandchildren? In John 3:16, NLT, we read, “God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” A treasure is something of great value. God thought our [...]

As I was looking at the forlorn misshapen tree standing in the snow on the cover of a book, I was reading last week, I was reminded of the Christmas tree we had at my house when I was a child.    When I was six years old, my parents had very little money to spend at Christmas. In order for my [...]