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St. Patrick’s Day is coming. Are you ready? Not that we need an excuse to have fun with the grandchildren, but St. Patrick’s Day offers food, fun, and faith.  I never forget St. Patrick’s Day. It’s my aunt’s birthday and hers is the day after mine, so I always remember it. But what’s not to love? Green…

Following the Navy’s boot camp, the visit with our son Ben had been painfully short. One day. Less than twenty-four hours with the son we hadn’t seen for eight weeks. As the pageantry of boot camp graduation faded, my husband and I faced a second separation from our firstborn. Now officially a military family, we…

Lent begins February 18th. If your only familiarity with Lent is Mardi Gras, you may have a few questions.  What is Lent?  How did it start?  And why practice it?  Lent commemorates Jesus’s 40-day period of fasting and temptation in the wilderness. Historians point to the practice after the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D,…

Today, we continue our Go BIG! series with the letter G. G for stand in the gap and G for partner with God. 1. Stand in the Gap: No, not the store. The stakes are much higher than clothes. We stand in the gap for our grandchildren. Ezekiel 22:30 reads, “I looked for someone among them who would…

                In elementary school, Valentine’s Day brought shoe boxes covered in pink construction paper and red hearts, pastel conversation candies, and Valentines from classmates and family. In high school, sweetheart carnations were the thing. Today, Valentine’s Day is another chance to say I love you to the family from parents down to the grandkids.  But…

As grandparents, how do we Go BIG? This week in our Go BIG! series, we explore the letter I. I for Intentional. I for Invested. And I for Inviting. Every Sunday afternoon, my family visited both sets of grandparents. Every. Single. Sunday. My maternal grandmother and I were close.  But Sunday afternoon visits were not what spurred…

As Christian grandparents, how do we impact the faith of future generations? We go BIG, starting with B. B for Bold. B for Brave. And B for Be There. I love to hike. Trails speak to me of adventure, growth, and connection. Some trails I’ve hiked many times. For others, I hired a guide because…

Welcome to The Christian Grandparenting Podcast!  This is Gayle Veitenheimer. I’m your host and I’m so glad you’re here.  As a Christian grandparent, you have purpose. What is that purpose? To impact the faith of your grandchildren.  Psalm 71:18 reads, “Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I…

As a Christian grandparent, you have purpose. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare Your power to the next generation, Your mighty acts to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 Old and gray. I turned sixty last year and it jolted me. How did I…

As a kid, I loved Advent. Tall skinny candles, three purple, one pink, and a white one in the middle, an evergreen wreath, and a countdown to Christmas. Each week at church, a family would come forward and light that week’s candle. Dad took charge so the youngest member didn’t set the church on fire. …