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Attending Church or Staying Home with Visiting Family
Question: Should I attend church or stay at home when my family who are atheists come to visit? Response: This is a common concern for many Christian grandparents, so I ...
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Lost Time With Grandchildren
Question: Any suggestions for building relationships with my grandchildren when parents do not encourage it or even stop it? I have 11 grandchildren, yet only 2 can I have a ...
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Sharing Jesus with My Preteen Grandchild
Question: How do I bring up Jesus with my grandson so he will listen? He’s 11 years old and is not being raised as a Christian by either parent. It ...
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Heartbroken Over Grandchild’s Death
Question: Would you have any words to share with grandparents who lost a grandchild? They already have 2 young adult grandsons, but this was their younger child’s first child. One ...
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Desiring One-On-One Time With Family
Question: My daughter and son-in-law have a very close relationship with his family. They are together every Saturday for our grandson’s baseball games, attend the same church, and often go ...
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Overcoming Old Wounds to Connect with Grandchildren
Question: How can I encourage my husband when our daughter, who is a prodigal, has words with him that reopen old wounds? We don’t want to lose the connection with ...
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Competing with Grandson’s Video Games
Question: My grandchild is not a reader (by choice) nor does he like to talk on the phone or FaceTime. The thing he gets his enjoyment from is his video ...
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Transgender Tension with a Grandchild
Question: How do I maintain my faith witness while also keeping a relationship going with my transgender granddaughter? She is an adult now and has legally changed her name. My ...
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Grandchild Spending Time with Non-Christian Grandparents
Question: I did not grow up in a Christian home and became a Christian soon after getting married. My parents have been vocal about their disapproval of my husband and ...
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Giving Unsolicited Advice as a Grandparent
Question: I’m off to a rocky start with my son and his wife after an early birth of their daughter (37 weeks and first grandchild). I mentioned that the baby ...
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