Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications As grandparents, what do you do when 3 John 4 is not your reality – for your children or grandchildren? You are not experiencing the great joy – instead, great sorrow might be your testimony. Are you one of the many grandparents who scan the horizon hoping […]
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition When holiday sales are over, stores quickly shift to the next holiday by stocking aisles and shelves with red and pink hearts, flying Cupids, lacey doilies, bags, and heart-shaped boxes of every imaginable sweet candy and chocolate heart. Hundreds of cards provide any loving sentiment you might
Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist I’d like to suggest that one of the best gifts you can give your grandkids is that of being a healthy grandparent. While I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, most of which are very difficult to attain, I do think that paying attention to maintaining
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In Part 1 of this post, we explored how we, as Christians, can respond to confused parents and grandchildren with grace and truth by first looking at the facts about sexual orientation and transgenderism. Part Two covers specific ways to help our children and grandchildren as we navigate this issue with grace and truth. Please
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An experienced marriage and family counselor recently shared that her last three clients had come in to discuss having underage granddaughters who had disclosed that they are lesbians. All three said that there were no obvious signs of interest in homosexuality prior to the disclosures and suspected that their grandchildren had been influenced by the
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist We often hear people say that the last few years have been unlike any other, especially in reference to the Covid pandemic. That’s probably true for those under 20 years of age. But if you’re like me, you can recall many times in your life when our
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition As I write today, it is the week of Christmas. My personal shopping is not completely done, nor is anything I have bought wrapped. Too many of the gifts are little plastic cards. Big grandkids are particular about what they want, so I help them toward their
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Written by Jane Larsen, Director of Connections, Legacy Coalition As a new grandma this year, Christmas has a feeling of fresh joy as I think about what our time together will be like with a precious 10-month-old. When I first began my “mental preparations” for this special first Christmas, I found myself “Pinterest Planning.” I
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Have you ever wondered how to be more purposeful in time spent with the grandchildren? How to balance the obedience to God’s Word with the grace and mercy of God as you build or heal relationships? Do you feel a sense of urgency that is growing day by day as the culture is in a
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition Christmas is coming! Joy to the World! O, Come All Ye Faithful! Carol of the Bells! O Little Town of Bethlehem! And, yes, the airwaves are filled with these and with Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Jingle Bells. Many in our land and all over the world
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