Grandparenting Archives

5 Important Rules Grandparents Should Always Follow

I’ll always remember when it was my turn to hold my first grandchild. Jude, the one who made me a grandma. Tears welled up in my wide-open eyes....

5 Important Rules Grandparents Should Always Follow

8 Things Grandparents Do That Secretly Drive Parents Crazy

Grandparents are the best gift to their children and grandchildren! They offer invaluable advice, a special kind of love for their grandkids, and...

8 Things Grandparents Do That Secretly Drive Parents Crazy

5 Beautiful Reasons God Created Grandparents

God created everything for a purpose, and that didn’t get lost on grandparents. Let’s explore five reasons God created grandparents.

5 Beautiful Reasons God Created Grandparents

10 Ways Grandparents Can Support Their Children While Still Letting Them Lead Their Families

If you have grandkids you know how hard it is to not be too pushy with your opinions or “great ideas” to be helpful. You know what I’m talking...

10 Ways Grandparents Can Support Their Children While Still Letting Them Lead Their Families

5 Ways to Be an Involved Grandparent without Overstepping

“Put it back. It doesn’t work!”I had just put my favorite moisturizer into my buggy with my five-year-old granddaughter. She was just learning to...

5 Ways to Be an Involved Grandparent without Overstepping

10 of the Greatest Things about Being a Grandparent

To the psalmist, grandparenthood is one of God’s great blessings. In Psalm 128, a Song of Ascent sung by travelers walking the dusty roads to...

10 of the Greatest Things about Being a Grandparent

30 Christmas Gift Ideas for Grandkids of All Ages

There is nothing like the expression on someone’s face when you give them a gift that they are looking forward to enjoying. One of the hardest...

30 Christmas Gift Ideas for Grandkids of All Ages

10 Ways Grandparents Can Help Their Adult Kids This Holiday Season

Between working, shuttling the kids around, and shopping, they have their hands full. Not to mention, they feel the weight of ensuring all the...

10 Ways Grandparents Can Help Their Adult Kids This Holiday Season

9 Ways Grandparents Can Share Christmas This Year, Even from Far Away

If the grandparents can have a positive attitude, grandchildren will follow along and consider 2020 Christmas a fun adventure. Here are 9 creative...

9 Ways Grandparents Can Share Christmas This Year, Even from Far Away

5 Ways to Make Christmas Magical for Your Grandchildren

As grandparents, we have the opportunity to infuse love and creativity into our grandchildren’s holiday season through a bit of planning, an...

5 Ways to Make Christmas Magical for Your Grandchildren

7 Great Resources for Kids and Grandkids for Thanksgiving Fun!

May these resources for activities and crafts be platforms to share Jesus’ love with the next generation. God invented fun, so He is not opposed to...

7 Great Resources for Kids and Grandkids for Thanksgiving Fun!

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10 Ways Grandparents Can Help Their Grandchildren Be Thankful This Thanksgiving

We live in a very "me" centered society. The focus on "what I want" or "I need" is always the center of attention. Comparing ourselves to others...

10 Ways Grandparents Can Help Their Grandchildren Be Thankful This Thanksgiving

10 Prayers for Your Grandchild's Protection

Prayers for protection are my go-to prayers. Each morning, I pray for my grandchildren from youngest to oldest, asking God to keep them safe,...

10 Prayers for Your Grandchild's Protection

8 Rich Gifts of Family Gatherings

Perhaps you’re dreading getting together with your whole family this year. Hopefully, the following list will help you embrace the gifts of...

10 Things Your Adult Children Wish You’d Say to Your Grandkids

Think back to your childhood. I bet you can repeat (probably verbatim and with all the right inflections) some of the “wise words” you heard your...

10 Things Your Adult Children Wish You’d Say to Your Grandkids

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