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Two Books Perfect for Moms This Christmas

As Christmas draws near, we are all busy shopping for the perfect gift for our loved ones. Today, I wanted to share two books that make great stocking stuffers for your mom, sister, friend, (or yourself!). The first book is a devotional by Jennifer Rothschild. It’s called 66 Ways God Loves You and is all about experiencing God’s love for you in every book of the Bible. I’m a big fan of Jennifer, having met her last year when my church hosted Fresh Grounded Faith. In the introduction, Jennifer shares about how she lost her eye sight at fifteen and now …

How to Find Significant Purpose in Your Grandparenting by Lillian Penner

I received the special gift of grandparenting as I approached my midlife season. It was exciting to become a grandparent! However, I learned that along with this gift came a sacred trust to imprint another generation with the message of God’s faithfulness. Reflecting on my new responsibility, I realized my prayers were too general and vague and I became frustrated with how I was praying for my grandchildren. After I asked God for wisdom and read several books about prayer, my praying changed dramatically. I discovered God’s Word was a great resource to help me with my praying, not only …

6 Reasons Being a Grandmother is Better Than Being a Mom

I am a mother of three and grandmother of four. In fact, my second daughter gave birth to baby Josiah just two weeks ago. I’ve had the awesome blessing of being here with my daughter and her family for the last 14 days, hip deep in both mothering and “grandmothering!” Which is better? Being a mother or a #grandmother? Click To Tweet Since I’ve had plenty of experience with both roles, I’ve been doing some comparison recently. Which is better, being a mother or a grandmother? I’ve decided that although being a mom is awesome, being a grandmother is even …

Do You Know God’s Purpose for You as a Grandparent? by Lillian Penner

Just as David was chosen for his generation God has positioned us, as grandparents for our generation with our personality and gifts for our families. We read in Acts 16:36 “ David served God’s purpose in his generation.” According to Deuteronomy 4:9, God’s purpose for us, as grandparents is to teach God’s commands to our children and our children’s children. If Timothy’s grandmother Lois had not been faithful in passing on her faith to her daughter Eunice and grandson Timothy, we would not have the books, I and II Timothy in the Bible today. This is a good generational example …

Are You a Grandmother Estranged from Your Grandchildren?

Recently, I received an email from a grandmother who was asking me to pray with her because she was estranged from her granddaughter. Her heart is broken, finding it very difficult to deal with the situation, like many grandparents do today. When we reach the mid-life years of our lives we look forward to becoming grandparents and very excited when our first grandchild is born and the grandchildren that follow. However, today there are many grandparents with broken hearts because they are estranged from their grandchildren. Being estranged from your grandchildren often results in many negative emotions. Sorting out exactly …

Something New Emerging for Praying Grandparents in 2016

I am the National Prayer Director for Christian Grandparenting Network, and I have a dream to form a movement of A Million Praying Grandparents who will commit to pray intentionally and regularly for their grandchildren and their parents. I want to share my dream/passion with you because I believe you too, share my concern for our grandchildren growing up in the broken world we live in today. The mission of Christian Grandparenting Network is to mobilize grandparents throughout the world to commit to pray daily for their grandchildren and their grandchildren’s parents. In Christian Living Today, a magazine for …

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How to Pray for the Parents of Our Grandchildren

Recently I had the joy of ‘meeting’ Lillian Penner through a phone conversation and I instantly loved her heart for God, for God’s girls and for the need to bridge the generation gap and embrace the godly influence that grandparents can have in the lives of their children and grandchildren. I asked her to share some words of wisdom here at The MOM Initiative. SO without further ado, here’s Lillian sharing How to Pray for the Parents of Our Grandchildren. The parents of our grandchildren have a great responsibility parenting our grandchildren in these insecure, unstable times we live in. …

Why Discipline Is Like Raising Sunflowers

Of all the hats we wear as moms, my least favorite is referee. Some days it seems I have no chance to enjoy my children because all my energy is spent on mediating their squabbles. This was especially true when they were smaller. Here’s a typical scene: “Moooooom! She pinched me!” My older daughter, five years old at the time, accused her little sister of unprompted abuse. “She! Took! My! Bear!” My two-year-old sputtered her defense. “Did you take your sister’s bear?” “No. I had it first!” Sure, that old trick. I knelt to eye-level with my toddler. “Did you …

5 Common Ways Parents Breed Sibling Rivalry

“My kids fight all the time!” “I can’t stand the arguing.” “I just want some peace.” Does this sound familiar? Do you want your kids to get along? Do you want your quiet back? Or even better… Do you want your kids to be friends not foes? Do you want your kids to be friends not foes? @loriwildenberg Click To Tweet It seems times where attention is directed toward another sibling due to a celebration, like a birthday, or another’s success can stir the pot of envy, jealousy, or discontent. Sibling rivalry is the result. Sibling rivalry is as old …

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