It’s always a pleasure to have Lillian Penner from the Christian Grandparenting Network call us to pray for our grandchildren on Grandparents’ Day. This year it falls on September 9th. As our guest today, Lillian shares how you can become involved. (Thanks bunches, Lillian!) Grandparents are Uniting in Prayer on
Hey, did you catch the Tuesday morning news? I did while finishing up a cool Christmas/New Year’s gift for those who subscribe to my newsletter email list, which, btw, goes out this Sunday, the 20th. (My love language is gifts. So lucky you if you’re a subscriber!) I was feeling
Knowing how to pray for adult children can often be frustrating. They are no longer under your oversight nor do they want it. And dang, you know they need help! So you do what any mature parent would do … you pray. A lot. And hopefully you learn new ways
Do you ever feel hopeless when praying for adult kids who really struggle with complicated life situations? Recently I hit a brick wall in praying for one of my adult children. Though I’ve prayed for my kids for years, I just couldn’t connect with how to specifically pray for what
My four-year-old son was facing a $2,000 surgery. This was back in the days when we couldn’t afford insurance and lived from paycheck to paycheck. I hesitated to call my dad about our need. As an attorney, he could afford to help us out, but he had drilled into me
Most of the prayers we pray for our kids are selfish. You know what I mean. You’re worried about one of your kids. Maybe it’s a health crisis, but usually it’s a moral or relational issue. So you pray for them. That’s what loving parents do. But, if we’re really
You should pray for your kids. Really. Especially if you know Jesus. My mother’s prayers and my Aunt Mary Jane’s prayers paved the way for me to know God. I know this because they told me so. Those prayers brought me into assurance of God’s will and grew me up spiritually
A back to school prayer for a child can calm the anxiety a parent feels in today’s culture of school violence, drugs, peer pressure, and bullying. I know—I’m a parent of six and grandparent of nine. One of my favorite back to school prayers is the same prayer Jesus prays
Do you wonder what to do until your prodigal returns? Not everyone who grows up in the Christian faith will end up following Jesus. We call such people “prodigals.” Maybe you were one yourself. I’ve had my share of prodigals. One of my kids is still out getting his testimony.
This Thanksgiving I am thankful for a God who is full of faith and keeps his promises, and I have a spiritual scrapbook to prove it.