When the righteous cry out, the Lord hears them. Psalms 34:17 Grandparents who understand the desperate moral and spiritual climate our grandchildren must navigate today know they cannot stand by and do nothing. Satan has launched an aggressive attack on all fronts using media, technology, education, social influences, and political pressures to desensitize and cloud the boundaries […]
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“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.” Matt. 18:10 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America between 1854 and 1929. They were mostly immigrant children who had been orphaned, abandoned or neglected by their families. When they arrived at
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GRANDPAUSE: He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest honor. -Thomas à Kempis The teacher asked the class to name one important thing we have today which we didn’t have ten years ago. Susie’s hand darted up. Her enthusiastic reply was, “Me!” Can you imagine our
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A call is going out to all grandparents who believe in the power of prayer to join grandparents throughout the world in making National Grandparents Day on September 11, 2016 a Day of Prayer for our grandchildren. Nations worldwide are under attack educationally, socially, financially and spiritually like never before. Christianity is under assault and parents and grandparents
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A few months ago, I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal questioning the wisdom of the popular “bucket list” model of retirement. This is the model which has retirees spending their golden years chasing once-in-a-lifetime adventures like skydiving, going on safaris, visiting exotic locations and doing things they have wanted to do
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When it comes to my Top Five To-Do List of things I do with my grandchildren, three of these things are no-brainers: listen to them, have fun with them, and tell them I love them. All important things. All essential things. But the top two things on my list are the most important. These are
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Grandparents have opportunities to do and say things simply because we are grandparents. In my two previous posts I shared my Top-Five Things on my Grandparents To-Do List. I began with #5: Listen to Them; and #4 Smile, Laugh and Play… complete with generous amounts of hugs, kisses and snuggles. Now for the #3 thing on
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As grandparents, we obviously all know there are things we do and say because we are grandparents, which we would not do or say if we were not grandparents. In my previous post I shared with you the #5 thing on my Grandparents To-Do List . . . Listen to Them. Today I’m thrilled to
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If you have grandchildren, you obviously are a grandparent. As grandparents there are things we do simply because we are grandparents; things we may not otherwise do. It would take a lot of time to list the ‘grandparent things’ we do, but on this long list there would most certainly be a few essential things.
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Poor choices. Bad behavior. Harsh words… How are we to respond when our grandchildren disappoint us?A suggestion is to Stop, Look and Listen before charging ahead. Stop: Don’t let our tongues become weapons. The Bible is filled with warnings about the harm our tongues can do, even if our anger is justified (James 3:9-10).Look: Examine
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