THE REAL WORLD OF A SINGLE GRANDPARENT When my children were in high school, I watched “Good Morning, America!” every day. As I fixed breakfast, packed lunches and shooed my sleepy teens out the door, I listened to the breaking news on TV. One day Robin Roberts, an anchor person on The Morning Show, told […]
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Last year I had the wonderful opportunity to hear a number of people talk about grandparenting ministry and what it might look like in a church. Cathy Jacobs, from Pass the Legacy, spoke about the challenge facing the single grandmother; and today I’m delighted to share with you some of what she had to say.
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I believe churches need to take seriously their responsibility to engage, equip and encourage grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith to their grandchildren. As you consider ways to do this, here’s something Steve and Valerie Bell shared at the Legacy Coalition meeting last year. They said when it comes to raising children, parents tend focus
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“God sets the lonely in families…” (Psalm 68:6) Sometimes God takes a deep longing of our hearts, a lost dream, and remolds it into something far beyond anything we can imagine. He certainly did that for me. I always had wanted to be a wife and mother. I dreamed of the day I would have
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Psalm 103:17 tells us; “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children.“ This is the message we in the church want to make known… God’s love is steadfast from everlasting to everlasting for those who turn to and fear Him. It
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Facts are sometimes boring to many people, but here’s some interesting facts about grandparents in the USA that may open a few eyes, especially among church leaders, about the impact grandparents have… or could have on the next generations. Consider the following from Grandparents.com There are 80 million grandparents in the USA – yes, 80 million! Grandparents represent
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…that you may not have thought of! Are you still considering whether to come to the Legacy Grandparenting Summit or not? I’m sure you have weighed “Can I afford it?” against “What will I benefit from it?” Many of you have already registered; in fact, with two months to go, we have over 500 who
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Roger and Clarisse were already doting grandparents for their two granddaughters; they loved caring for them and were involved in their lives at every opportunity. They knew their role was an important one, and they treasured it. After they had attended a grandparenting study, Roger shared how he had changed: “Of course, I was already
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A year ago I was invited to join a group of people to see what we could do help churches engage, equip and encourage grandparents to pass on a heritage of faith to their grandchildren. This group eventually became the Legacy Coalition – Grandparenting Matters! Larry Fowler, the founder of Legacy Coalition, wrote about how
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