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         (Grandmother, to a grandmother:) You're a grandmother, so be a grandmother! You're a young grandmother, and you sure are a pretty grandmother at that! A grandmother is a special blessing from God, and that's what the kids need! They need you.
         A grandmother is everything wonderful, and these kids today need a grandmother's strength to look up to. They need to be able to draw on your great faith and years of experience. So pass it on to them. And the best way you can do that is to simply sit back and relax and have fun with them!
         Teach them about their great heritage--their heritage of faith, of trusting, and open to them your vast wealth of prayer power. That's the best thing you can give to your grandchildren!
         Just be there to listen, to catch them when they fall, and help with an encouraging word, a look of understanding. Be there to be a living sample of faith and kindness and the warmth of the Lord's love. Be there to always speak faith so they can see your positive outlook on life. That's going to go farther than any sermon. It's going to speak louder than words!
         What helped me is when I decided to just sit back and enjoy the kids, and I didn't worry any more about trying to perfect them or make them fit into my mold. That's when I was able to just relax and let the Lord work through me.
         The best thing you can do for these kids is uphold them in prayer. Prayer is going to help them pull through more than anything. That's the very most you can do for them. Hedge them about in prevailing prayer. Praying mothers and praying grandmothers can change the course of history. From dawn to taps and from taps to dawn, these kids need lots of prayer to carry them through. The fervent prayer of one grandmother avails much. So keep praying, and remember, God is still upon the throne and prayer changes things.



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