I like to send holiday cards to remind my great-grandchildren that we love them and are praying for them. I am addressing Halloween cards for my great-grandchildren now. I used to send cards to my grandchildren but now they are all adults. Children always have a good time deciding what they will [...]
Recently a friend asked me, “What is the most important lesson you hope to teach your grandchildren?” After thinking about this question, I would like to share one of the lessons I hope my grandchildren will learn from my husband and me. As my grandchildren walk through their life [...]
God has given grandparents a sacred trust, an opportunity to imprint the lives of another generation with God’s faithfulness. Grandparents can stand in the gap with prayer in our spiritually deprived world, as the enemy is seeking to engulf the minds and hearts of our [...]
“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 plan.” ¹ Hannah longed [...]
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 [...]
Recently, pandemics, hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes, crime, and fires have drawn our attention to many people who have been victims of these catastrophes. It’s a time to remember the many victims [...]
Our grandchildren have returned to school. Ask them how they are adjusting to their new teacher, classmates sometimes a new school. Here is a prayer for your grandchildren and teacher. Ask your grandchildren the name of their teacher so you can pray for the teacher by name. If possible, meet their [...]
Let’s make Grandparents Day on September 11, 2022, A Day of Prayer for our grandchildren and their parents Grandparents’ Day of Prayer aims to raise an awareness of prayer among today’s Christian grandparents. Christian Grandparenting Network (CGN) invites you to [...]
I recently read in Exodus chapter 17 about Moses telling Joshua to go to war with the Amalekites. Moses told Joshua, “I will stand at the top of the hill, with the rod of God in my hand.” So, Joshua and his men went to fight the army of Amalek, and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top [...]
Tremendous power is unleashed by God when the Body of Christ gathers to pray! Prayer is one of the most active things you can do as a grandparent. It demonstrates that you rely on God’s strength and not your own. Praying the Scriptures is powerful because we are praying for the will of our [...]