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Your heart aches for your grandchildren, even if you don't get many chances to see them in person. You deeply want them to know how much God loves them, to grow in their relationship with him, and to make wise, God-honoring decisions. The good news is, just because you can't spend as much time with them as you'd like, that doesn't mean you can't have a huge impact on their lives!In Long-Distance Grandparenting you'll learn how to make the most of the opportunities you do have to connect with your grandchildren, including using technology to keep your relationship strong and taking advantage of the time you have together. But going beyond your relationship with your grandkids, this book emphasizes something that matters even more--your grandchild's relationship with God. Find the encouragement and guidance to connect with your grandchildren and invest in their faith like never before!

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	02 avril 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493417421
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Endorsements
“As the grandparents to six grandkids . . . two of them at a distance, Steve and I found this book both inspiring and helpful. Grandparenting at a distance can leave us feeling as if we aren’t enough . . . not there enough, not doing enough, not influencing enough. The practical suggestions from Josh Mulvihill and Wayne Rice will help long-distance grandparents feel like they have a pathway to being long distance, but enough. Great read and excellent help.”
—Valerie Bell, Awana CEO, and Steve Bell, executive vice president of Willow Creek Association
“Words do not adequately express the joy our grandkids have brought us and the sadness we so often feel because they live so far away. This book was a very personal read for me on several levels. Every page brought confirmation of our important role as grandparents and every page brought practical ideas that we started implementing immediately. Wayne Rice is a treasured friend and mentor in my life. I just ordered a box of these books to pass out to friends!”
—Jim Burns, PhD, president of HomeWord; author of Doing Life with Your Adult Child: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out
“If you are a long-distance grandparent, this is the book for you. Use it to turn the miles between you and your grandkids from an obstacle to an opportunity. Information and activities will help you share your faith in Christ and wisdom you have gained—and have some old-fashioned FUN with your grandkids.”
—David Lynn, author, trainer, and creator of HomeandChurch.com
Half Title Page
Titles in the G RANDPARENTING M ATTERS Series
Equipping Grandparents
Biblical Grandparenting
Grandparenting
Grandparenting DVD
Long-Distance Grandparenting
Overcoming Grandparenting Barriers
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2019 by Legacy Coalition
Published by Bethany House Publishers
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Contents
Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 3
Titles in the G RANDPARENTING M ATTERS Series 4
Title Page 5
Copyright Page 6
Series Preface 9
Introduction 11
1. On Becoming a Long-Distance Grandparent 15
2. The Biblical Role of a Grandparent 25
3. The Prayer Connection 37
4. The Personal Connection 45
5. The Long-Distance Connection 59
6. Holidays and Special Occasions 81
7. Connecting with Your Young Adult Grandkids 95
8. The Cliffs Notes 103
Notes 107
About the Author 109
Back Ad 111
Back Cover 112
Series Preface
G RANDPARENTING M ATTERS is a series of short books that address common grandparenting problems with biblical solutions and practical ideas. I have the joy of talking with grandparents all over the country about their God-designed role in the lives of children and grandchildren. Regularly, questions arise about how to do what the Bible says in the midst of barriers, problems, and challenges.
Grandparenting is filled with many joys, but it is also filled with unexpected pain and problems. Relational tensions, grandparenting restrictions, adult prodigals, grandparents as parents, divorce, long-distance relationships, and blended families all can cause the heart to ache. When brokenness touches our family, we naturally ask questions about how to navigate the challenges.
There are a growing number of resources for Christian grandparents that address the purpose of grandparenting, but few resources deal with the problem-solving side of family life. We created this series because problems are common, hope is needed, and God’s Word provides guidance that can be applied to our unique situations. This series aims to simultaneously comfort and encourage, to equip and edify, as well as to point the way ahead. If you are discouraged or hurting, then I trust you will be blessed by this series. If you are looking for biblical solutions and practical how-tos, you will find them in these pages.
We’ve titled the series G RANDPARENTING M ATTERS because we believe the Bible teaches that the grandparent-grandchild relationship is important and worthy of our time and attention. Grandparents have a significant impact on the spiritual lives of grandchildren second only to that of parents. Our prayer is that the Gospel is proclaimed, God is honored, your family experiences healing and health, and your children and children’s children know, love, and serve Jesus.
I’m delighted by the high caliber of authors in this series and the impact these books will have on families for their good and for the glory of God. It has been a tremendous privilege to be partners in God’s grace with these fine authors. I trust you will be blessed by their godly wisdom, gain a renewed hope in God, experience joy in Christ despite trying circumstances, and be better equipped to be a disciple-making grandparent who passes on a heritage of faith to future generations.
Josh Mulvihill Founding Member, the Legacy Coalition Executive Director of Church and Family Ministry, Renewanation Connect with me at GospelShapedFamily.com.
Introduction
I think we can all agree that one of the great joys of growing older is becoming a grandparent!
And sadly, one of the great heartbreaks of grandparenting is when you are separated from your grandchildren for lengthy periods.
They live in another town or another state or even another country. Maybe their mom and dad had to move because of a job opportunity or a military deployment. Or it could have been other family issues (perhaps they moved to be closer to the in-laws), or they had to find more affordable housing, or better weather, or better schools, or better doctors.
Or maybe it was you who had to relocate and suddenly you found yourself many miles away from your children and grandchildren. That can happen too—sometimes by choice, and other times out of necessity.
Obviously there are plenty of good (and not so good) reasons why we become long-distance grandparents. In today’s mobile society, it’s very easy these days, and rather likely, for families to move several times during their working years and to move great distances as well. I’ll tell you a little bit about my own family’s story shortly.
In recent years I have been working closely with the Legacy Coalition—a ministry to and for grandparents—and I have come to appreciate greatly that the biblical role of a grandparent is much more than just being a playmate or baby-sitter. I love to take our grandkids fishing or go on hikes or play games with them, but I now have come to realize that grandparents also have a holy calling and responsibility to pass on a legacy of faith to their grandchildren. More on this later, but suffice it to say that this realization has been a game changer for me.
So, I’ve found that becoming a long-distance grandparent can make you not only sad but it can be rather challenging as well. How can you be a spiritual influence on your grandchildren when you rarely ever see them? That’s the reason for this book.
The Distance Dilemma
Here’s what I’ve learned so far about long-distance grandparenting.
Simply put, you can choose one of three ways to respond to distance. Distance can become an excuse for not doing anything. It’s easy to just throw up our hands and say that because we live far away from our grandchildren, there’s nothing we can do. We are now exempt from our responsibility to influence our grandchildren for Christ. We’re off the hook, so to speak. Sadly, many grandparents take this approach. Distance can be seen as an obstacle . We have good intentions but let the distance prevent us from doing anything. It’s just too big an obstacle to overcome. We let it stand in the way of being the kind of spiritual influence on our grandchildren that God wants us to be. Or, distance can be an opportunity . I have learned that it is possible for grandparents who live far away from their grandchildren to actually have a better relationship with their grandchildren than those who live close by. Some grandparents take proximity to their grandchildren for granted! Long-distance grandparents, on the other hand, have to be intentional about connecting with grandchildren, and doing so with regularity.
Distance does not have to be an excuse or an obstacle to good grandparenting. I know