Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Last month, I shared a post about the importance of grandparents teaching their grandchildren LOVE AND JOY via their words and actions. The summer months also provide ample opportunities for you to be an integral part of your grandchildren’s lives, as well. You can use your life […]
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Written by Judy Douglass, Author, Blogger, and Podcaster One of the best things that happened to our son was to be put on probation for two years for a minor incident. The consequences were much greater than the offense. But it was an answer to prayer that we could never have anticipated. We had prayed
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Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications When you think of make-believe stories, what are the first words that come to mind? Maybe it’s “once upon a time” ending with “they lived happily ever after.” Fairy tales often begin and end that way, yet our lives rarely do. We live in the real world
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Written by Jane Larsen, Director of Connections, Legacy Coalition We’ve had a full year of our favorite new titles: Grandma and Grandpa! While we’re still waiting for our granddaughter to actually call us something, we love the new roles and all they contain. Looking back on the past year, we see so much of God’s
Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Are you starting to thaw from the winter cold? Do you see more sunshine these days? Can you hear the birds singing in the morning and smell the flowers that are beginning to sprout in your garden? It’s Springtime, grandparents, and it’s time to embrace all of
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Written by Cynthia Moss, Legacy Coalition Ambassador and GrandLife Director for Shades Mountain Baptist Church The ministry of intentional Christian Grandparenting within the church at its root is a ‘children’s ministry.’ A ministry that can serve every stage of life from birth through adulthood! As grandparents, we come alongside our adult children with our prayers
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Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition Now that Easter is behind us, the stores are ramping up to take advantage of the following commercial holiday. Sunday, May 8th, is officially Mother’s Day here in the US. Hallmark and Day Spring have cards for every kind of mother, grandmother, aunt, or good friend to
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Written by Vicki Rueckert, Co-director of the Timberline Church Grandparent Ministry GrandCamps — unlike any other “camp” you may have known — are a unique adventure specifically designed for grandparents and grandchildren to get away from the daily distractions of life. Whether hiking, fishing, horseback riding, exploring, or just sitting around a campfire, it is
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Written by Lydia E. Harris, Author and Grandmother Easter — what a glorious season to celebrate the triumph of Jesus’s resurrection! As we plan time with our family, let’s seize the opportunity to intentionally share our faith with our grandkids. Create delicious memories and share the true meaning of Easter by making one or more
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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Have you ever noticed that when you clean out your closets, you feel better? Sure, you feel better because you finally made the decision to get rid of that old raincoat you’ve been hanging on to for 20 years (but never worn during that time!), but you
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