I love this picture of Jesus caressing the baby lamb. It is one of my favorite images of Him. The Bible tells me that Jesus is “The Good Shepherd” (John 10:11,14). Not only is He “The Good Shepherd”, but also, He is my Shepherd. He longs to be in […]
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Grandparenting by Grit and Grace (Part 4)
Like the pup in this picture, sometimes we grandparents need to keep our chin up — to keep on “truckin’” even when the journey is arduous. It takes “grit” and “grace” to grandparent today. So, it was a relief to me when I learned the Lord is not looking for […]
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Grandparenting by Grit and Grace (Part 3)
In “Grandparenting by Grit and Grace, Part Two”, I shared with you the lovely story of the Chicago Bear pro football Hall of Fame player, Walter Payton. He lived a life filled with “grit and grace”. Not only was his life exemplary to me, but also, his death. […]
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Grandparenting by Grit and Grace (Part 2)
Recently, my friend and fellow Board member of the Anglican Women, Anne Walters, shared a beautiful story that speaks well to Grandparenting by Grit and Grace. She talked about a man named Walter Payton. Now, maybe you have heard of Walter. I had not. Walter was a professional football […]
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Grandparenting by Grit and Grace (Part 1)
Love these boys! Carrie’s youngest, Griffin, and Jeff’s oldest, Uri. But guess whom we are all loving these days? Yep, that adorable puppy sitting in my lap. Her name is “John Griffin ‘Folly’’’ — at least, that is what Griffin says. 😊 Believe me, you will probably be hearing more […]
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GRAND CAMP Mud-tastic Adventure!
The first annual GrandCamp hosted at St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center was a huge blessing! I am thrilled to see this vision realized and hope to see a long tradition of faith building from grandparent to grandchild increase! Grand Camp 2014 – “Passing the Faith” On June 16, fifty-eight […]
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Pass the Legacy Premises
Premise 1: Parents and grandparents have been called by God to encourage faith in their children and grandchildren. Premise 2: As a culture, we are generally not intentional faith builders as grand parents and “grown” parents of our children. Premise 3: The Golden Generation is burdened by their grown children’s absence in […]
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Pass the Legacy Premise : 4
There is an urgency to inform and equip “grown” parents to prayerfully reach out to their children & grandchildren. Perhaps at no other time in history has a call to spiritual leadership from parents and grandparents been as critical as it is today?! (Cavin Harper, intro to Lillian Penner’s Grandparenting […]
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Pass the Legacy Premise : 3
The Golden Generation is burdened by their grown children’s absence in the Kingdom Three out of four parents with grown children sitting in our church pews have at least one child not walking in a relationship with the Lord (Rienow, Never Too Late). Many of these “gparents” feel a heart-wrenching […]