Let's Bake Some Cookies!

Any time is a wonderful time to "fire up" the oven and bake some, "family fun"! Around this grandma's house, there are few things more "fun" than baking a batch of homemade cookies! So, today I'm happy to share with you one of my grandsons' favorite cookies . . . 

Things I Initially Love About the 4N1 - a Unique Mobility Rollator/Chair and Perfect Mother's Day Gift for You or Someone You Love

Yesterday a large box arrived at my house. Inside was the Miracle Mobility 4N1 which was sent to me for review so I am able to try it out in a variety of settings and let you know all about it. If you or someone you love is experiencing mobility challenges, the 4N1 may be the perfect resource for you as it combines a rollator, electric wheelchair, a wheelchair others are able to push someone in, and a power assist chair into one amazing item! Today I will share a few initial observations about it and then next week I will post my actual review for you.

Boost Summer with Games from USAopoly

Many of the children we love are looking forward to their Summer Break - if you are looking for ways to keep them from being "bored", then this post is for you as I am very happy to let you know about three games which USAopoly sent to me to review which will bring fun, family times together to your home!

Don't Worry; It is Impossible to Spoil Grandchildren - a Great Mother's Day Gift for the Moms/Grandmas You Love

Mother's Day will be here in a few weeks, if you are looking for a great gift idea for the moms/grandmas in your life, consider giving them this book.

Have you ever wondered, or been concerned, if you might be spoiling your grandchildren? Well, worry no longer, because it is impossible to spoil your grandchildren! If they were truly, "spoiled" we would have to throw them away, and of course we would never do such a thing! It is, however; possible, and highly likely, you will "well-love" them. Take heart! God sets the example for us of what it looks like to do this, because He absolutely well-loves us! When we follow God's example, we will understand both the joys and responsibilities of handing down a heritage of faith to our grandchildren. 

Praying Deeper Through the Old Testament for Grandparents & Parents, Too!

When you look at the world around you, do you wonder how your grandchildren/ children will possibly grow up to love, know and follow God with faithful hearts? There are so many things to deceive them and side-track or derail their walk with God. But, we do not have to wonder or worry. No! We can do something about it! We can pray and know God not only hears our prayers, but He listens and answers them as well! With Praying Deeper Through the Old Testament for Grandparents & Parents, Too! Praying the Scriptures for the Children You Love, you will find 52 weeks of Scripture prayers which guide you in praying specifically for God's Word to be shown in your own life and the lives of the children you love! 

Praying Deeper Through the Scriptures - A Great Mother's Day Gift for the Moms in Your Life

With Praying Deeper Through the Scriptures, each Month you will find a Scripture passage, which is then personalized and written into a prayer for you to pray for yourself and for the ones you love. Each week focuses in on a particular portion of the monthly Scripture passage and prayer with questions to help you think about what you are praying and suggestions for activities you may try with the ones you love as well. As you pray the Scripture passages for a full month, you will be better able to understand what God’s Word is saying to you, pray for it to be real in your life, and in the lives of your grandchildren/children as well. These passages and prayers will encourage you by helping to give you hope – especially if you have children/grandchildren who have turned away from their faith.

What Do You Want Your Grandchildren to Know?

 

Today is June 1st and it is the day those of us using Generations Quest to be intentional about passing on faith to our grandchildren will begin a study in the life of King Josiah and learn about what it means to love God's Word. It will be a great month of learning and important faith conversations for sure!

If you have not made the decision yet to use Generations Quest with your family, consider the following . . . 

• This month families will learn how Josiah became king at age eight - this is also when he chose to follow God! If you have young grandchildren, wouldn't you want them to know they are able to make the same choice; even when they are young?
• Families will learn how as a teenager Josiah made the choice to seek the God of his father, David, then rid the land of idols - and be challenged to do the same! If you have teenage grandchildren, wouldn't you want them to know they are able to choose to seek God and rid their lives of idols, too?
• Families will discover how as a young adult (about 25 years old) when God's Word was discovered (after being missing for about 75 years) Josiah read it, responded to what he learned and chose to obey God with his all! If you have grandchildren who are young adults, wouldn't you want them to love God's Word and choose to follow it with their all?

Generations Quest truly is for grandparents to use with all ages of their grandchildren! And, as you do, as you read, understand and live God's Word together, you will all grow in your walk with God!

I email my grandsons each day with a personal note and the verse and question for the day. I share a few of my thoughts about the verse we all are reading and encourage them in their walk. My grandsons say they like knowing we are reading the same Bible verses each day - and so do I! You truly can do the same with your grandchildren - no matter their age or location!

So, check it out at generationsquest.com - start today! 

Why Should I Invest in Generations Quest for My Family? Answer #5

 

I've been writing this week about why investing in Generations Quest for your family makes sense - today I'm sharing another reason to do this . . . because since God's Word changes lives and helps us walk with God, why wouldn't we want to invest in a tool which gives us a simple way to do this?

No long reason. No big explanation. Just the simple truth - God's Word makes a real and important difference in the lives of our family, so at less than $1.50 a month, why wouldn't we want to invest in Generations Quest, and do so today?

You will find all the information you need and the link to get Generations Quest for your family at this link - subscribe and please share this link with the people you know.

Why Should I Invest in Generations Quest for My Family? Answer #3

 

Our lives, and the lives of our family members, tend to be busy. We have so much to do each day, which means, far too often we do not make time for what really matters; because we are busy. Generations Quest was created to help busy people make time for what really matters - reading God's Word together as a family!

With Generations Quest you, and your children and grandchildren, read just a verse or a few verses a day. You all read the same verses whether you live near or far, then a couple times a month - or whatever works well for your family - you will connect . . . in person, over the phone, through facetime, on-line - or whatever works best for you.

No longer will being, "too busy" be an excuse to not take the time to pass on a heritage of faith to the children you love by helping them learn to read, understand and live God's Word! Please check Generations Quest out at generationsquest.com - and invest today . . . start reading God's Word together with your family on June 1st!

Why Should I Invest in Generations Quest for My Family? One Final Answer . . .

 For the past five days I've been writing about the reasons why investing in

Generations Quest makes sense - today I'm sharing one more reason . . . because it is something simple you can do to be intentional about passing on your faith with any of your grandchildren, preschool through elementary no matter where they live.

Far too often we do not do anything to pass on our faith . . . or we do things in a hap-hazard way, but with Generations Quest you will be provided the tools you need to be intentional and focused about passing on your faith to the children you love! You will find it is so much easier to stay in touch and to connect in truly meaningful ways with Generation Quest and you will find your grandchildren's love for God's Word and their own walk with God will grow deeper and deeper as you all read God's Word each day!

So, why wouldn't you spend the $15 it costs to connect your entire family by reading God's Word each day? (Grandparents who invest with Generations Quest are welcome and encouraged to share it with their children and grandchildren and Parents are welcome to share it with their children - making it an amazing buy and savings when grandparents invest in Generations Quest!) You will find the information you need to invest today at this link - get it today and get ready to begin on June 1st as your family learns together about Josiah and God's Word!

Why Should I Invest in Generations Quest for My Family? Answer #4

 

For the past few days I've been sharing reasons to invest in Generations Quest for your family . . . because it will allow your family to all be on the same page when it comes to reading God's Word together, because helping the children we love become grounded in God's Word will help keep them from becoming derailed in a world which is running farther from God every day and because with Generations Quest being "too busy" is not an excuse for not reading God's Word, as it is designed to involve just reading a verse or two a day!

Today I want to share another reason to invest in Generations Quest . . . because it will help you to stay in touch with the children you love! I am using Generations Quest with my grandsons. I print out the monthly reading calendar for them to use at home, but they also wanted me to email them the daily passage and question, so each morning - first thing - I take a few minutes to email a simple note to my grandsons. This is the email I sent them this morning . . . 

Good Morning! I love you!

This is your verse and question for today - Proverbs 15;1 - how does God want me to talk?

I have another fun website for you - sandatlas.org

I hope you had a great day at school today - guess what! Next week it is supposed to be almost 80 degrees out . . . Summer is not far away!

Just for fun, I thought you might like to know about the following silly laws in Detroit - it is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on a Sunday and it is illegal to let your pig run loose in Detroit unless it has a ring in it's nose!

Have a wonderful day! I love you!

Generations Quest helps me stay in touch each day with my grandsons! While my grandsons live close and I usually see them a couple times a week, if they lived far just sending a simple short email each morning is a great way to be intentional with them! My grandsons are interested in all things sciency - lately they have been particularly interested in rocks, so I asked my niece who is studying at Michigan Tech to be a geologist about kid-friendly geology sites and she let me know about the one I emailed my grandsons this morning. In addition to sharing the daily Bible verse and question, you could email your grandchildren about websites which might be of interest to them, too!

You'll find more details about Generation Quest at this link - generationsquest.com - please check it out, subscribe today and share the site with the people you know!

Why Should I Invest in Generations Quest for My Family? Answer #1

Last week Generations Quest released and more than 1000 people checked it out on the day it released! Thank you for taking a look at Generations Quest and for sharing it with the people you know!

This week I want to share with you some excellent reasons for you to move beyond checking Generations Quest out, to actually investing in it for your family . . . today I'm sharing with you my answer #1 . . . because it will allow your family to all be on the same page, reading the same Bible verses, the same day no matter the age or location of your family members!

Think about it . . . 

Get Ready to Make a Difference in Your Family with Generations Quest!

When you look at the world in which we live, do you wonder how the children you love will be able to maneuver around and through the many, “land-mines” which surround them? Do you wonder how they will be able to grow up as children, then teens and eventually adults who love, know and walk with God, when everything around them seems to be focused upon keeping them from doing so? Do you feel concerned when you think about how these children, who you love with all your heart, will ever make the choice to turn their backs on the values and temptations of the world and instead make the choice to hold firmly to God?

Praying Deeper Through the Psalms for Grandparents & Parents, Too!

When you look at the world around you, do you wonder how your grandchildren/children will possibly grow up to love, know and follow God with faithful hearts? There are so many things to deceive them and side-track or derail their walk with God. But, we do not have to wonder or worry. No! We are able to do something about it! We are able to pray and know God not only hears our prayers, but He listens and answers them as well! 

With Praying Deeper Through the Psalms for Grandparents & Parents, Too!, you will find 52 weeks of Scripture prayers which guide you in praying specifically for God's Word to be shown in your own life and the lives of the children you love! Each week begins with a new Scripture, personalized prayer and questions to consider. Then each day for the coming week, you will be able to pray a portion of the verse/prayer for yourself and your grandchildren/children. This focus on praying God's Word for yourself and your grandchildren/children will give you the opportunity to do something. Something which makes a difference. Pray!