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  • The Present of Presence

    Are you wondering what to give your grandchildren for Christmas? My husband and I are Nana and Papa to 24 – with 2 more on the way! We have big hearts but a shrinking piggy bank! About 20 grandchildren ago we decided our Christmas gifts had to be clever enough to delight without breaking the bank.…

  • The Facebook Apostle

    Donna Wright sends her grandchildren devotionals as text messages or emails.  Here is a recent one.  Feel free to pass it on to your grandchildren, or use her example to create your own. One of my favorite people in the Bible is Paul, who was first known as Saul.  If Facebook had been around in…

  • Mr. Grandad

    Since retiring twelve years ago, I have connected with some of our grandchildren by returning to my original career – teaching . Mr. Shillingstad has become “Mr. Granddad”. Our four children are all married and living in four different states: a son in Wisconsin, and daughters in Ohio, Idaho, and Arizona. Our 25 grandchildren are expanding…