CREATIVE GRANDPARENTING

 

Moses, the psalmist, wrote, “Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.” (Psalm 90:16)

How does that happen? How do those of us who have seen the work of the Lord in our lives reveal His glory to our children?

Marc Moffitt took the psalmist literally when he began to share with his children and grandchildren the work of God in his life. First as emails, and then on a website set up by his son Andrew, Marc recalled incidents from his life and wrote them up in short segments. These were sent to children and grandchildren, often every day, for more than a year.

When she saw how much the family appreciated the notes, his wife Jeanne decided to add pictures to the memories. These eventually became a book which covered Marc’s earliest memories right up to the present time. Families received a copy of the book for Christmas.

“The posts, in part, were a desire to communicate to my children and grandchildren God’s gracious, patient, and continuing work in my life,” writes Marc. And that is exactly what Moses, the psalmist, suggested that we, as grandparents, do.