For churches who are looking for a way to start a grandparenting ministry emphasis in the local church, there may be not greater way to start that with this idea–a one-day event to encourage grandparents to be more intentional about praying for their grandchildren. I have adapted following prayer stations from a workshop held at the […]
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The parents of our grandchildren have a great responsibility parenting our grandchildren in these insecure, unstable times we live in. In today’s broken world, we see the family unit very fragile living in the midst of a busy and evil environment filled with many moral and spiritual battles. Young families are busy with their jobs,
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I write for the Legacy Coalition and for a few reasons – one, I love being a grandma and everything about it, and two, I love to write and so the two things just seem to go together. But even more than these two reasons, I write because, most importantly, as I focus upon passing
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One of my biggest responsibilities as a grandparent is supporting my kids as they raise their own children. That means not to argue about their family rules or to make comments about those rules. Because my kids and their spouses all love the Lord and desire to make their daily decisions based on His Word,
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I’m very focused and intentional about passing on a heritage of faith to my three sweet grandsons. One way I’m doing this is by praying Scripture for them. But, I do not stop at just praying Scripture for them. Most weeks my grandsons spend Friday night at my house on a sleep-over, so on Saturday,
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Today I want to share something with you once again, which I originally wrote a year ago and posted to the Legacy Coalition Facebook page, and then add a few more thoughts. Last year I wrote . . . “My three grandsons are young; seven, four and two years old. I love these ages, because
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Trusting another person isn’t easy, especially if that person has let us down. But trusting is an essential part of loving, and, with God’s help and example, we CAN decide to do it. One summer morning, Scott received a phone call from the local high school. It was someone in the school office with the
Recently I wrote about trust, and what it looks like for my grandsons to learn to trust God by trusting me and my love for them. But, as I read in 1 and 2 Peter today I was challenged to think about what it looks like for grandparents to trust God. To really, sincerely trust
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“Simon, Simon.” Jesus said, “Look, Satan has been allowed to have you that he may sift you like wheat.” Christ’s words echoed in Peter’s mind as the cock crowed a third time. He shoulders slumped as unchecked tears poured from his eyes. At what point did Peter remember Jesus’ message in its entirety? But I
What is “trust”? Well, dictionary.com defines it as a; “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” I want my grandchildren to know they can absolutely trust me, but more importantly I want them to know they can trust God. Since my grandchildren are young (eight, five and three years
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