Getting Your Affairs in Order
IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, put a beneficiary on all of your financial accounts like checking savings CDs, Life Insurance, investments etc. You don't need a will for them to get to your money, just a death certificate. And make a list, preferably by hand instead of your computer, either give it to your trusted person, spouse or put it in your security box at the bank. If the person doesn't know you have a savings account or a CD at XYZ Bank, they can never go get the money. Make sure you have a trusted person that is a signer on the security box at the bank.
Sages as an Anchor on the Mountainside
Anchor has multiple definitions. In some way, each definition fits those of the Sage age. An anchor:
Finishes a relay race.
Is used to secure a vessel against the wind and waves.
Is figuratively a mainstay.
Reads the news.
In mountaineering, an anchor is a fixed object, be it a tree or pinion, to which a climber secures his rope.
The Dependable Pinion
In two epistles, Simon Peter wrote to those scattered abroad. He was no longer young. For the most part, Peter’s readers were
The Word Works
Navigating Final Wishes with Grace and Wisdom
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
The new year is well underway, and hopefully all of the things that we have started out to do we are still in the process of doing. I hope all of that rearranging and decluttering and re-organizing of everything is coming along at a good pace. One of my goals this year, as I stated earlier, was to organize my books. The problem I have is when I am sorting my books, I find one that looks really interesting and I stop and read it. This takes me several days to get back to my organizing, and then I end up liking that author, and I try to find some more books of his to purchase online. It looks like my book collection will continue to grow, but I will try to get it organized.
As most of you know, we started raising our grandchildren over 15 years ago when their dad who was our son was tragically
Breaking the Silence: A Call to Connect in the Sage Age
Embracing the Role: Grandparents as Influencers and Blessings in the Lives of Their Grandchildren
Today there are over 2.6 million children in America who are being raised by their grandparents. If you’re not personally affected by this, then someone you know, undoubtedly is. Perhaps it is a relative or a neighbor, maybe even someone that you know in your church.
Often we see only the negative effects that this relationship can have on the children as well as the grandparents.
Today,I would like for us to realize that the situation…
A Dispenser of Grace
The blog is written by Barbara Westberg
Part 2 in a series of 3
The apostles in Jerusalem were in turmoil.
He’s here? Saul of Tarsus? He’s here in Jerusalem? He wants fellowship? The man who
Three Generational Families
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
Grandparents raising their grandchildren is not a new phenomenon. Grandparents have always had a desire to do what was best for their children and their grandchildren. In America today
Grace for Grace
“And of his fulness have we all received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16).
We were pastoring a small church in a small town when some disgruntled folks started spreading lies about the church and us.
Frustrated and not a little angry, I took….
The Parable of the Machine in the Middle
The blog is written by Barbara Westberg
“Freely ye have received; freely give” (Matthew 10:8). The vending machine ….
"Empowering Grandparents: Navigating the School Years with Confidence and Community Support"
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
For a few more weeks, we will continue to look at some pointers that will help us be more successful as we
5 Great Things About St. Charles
The following blog is by Ruth Fross.
Yes, there are stop signs in St. Charles, but that is not all to be observed in this Historical setting. Nestled on the Missouri River, this River Town has welcomed fur traders, Missionaries,
Introducing the UPCI Sages 55+
The following blog is a video transcription by David Bernard.
Sages is a new ministry of the UPCI for senior adults. Seniors are a growing demographic
Keeping in Contact with the Parents
The last couple of weeks we have been looking at several pointers that will help us to be more successful as grandparents raising our grandchildren. Today I want to examine an area that may take a little more effort.
Point. #3 Keeping in contact
The Paradox of Grandma Beulah
Some years back, O.C. Marler stopped me after an event with this advice:
Never reach a point in life where you don’t have something meaningful to do.
Let’s leave that statement….
Grandparenting with Honesty
In our last article, we started a new group of pointers that will help us as we endeavor to be successful grandparents raising our grandchildren.
The last one we discussed was the need
Practical Grandparenting
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
Over the last several weeks, we have looked at many different topics that would help grandparents who are …..to read the rest of this blog, please go to https://www.upcisages.com/blog/practical-grandparenting
Foundational Truths for our Grandchildren
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
What a privilege it is to be able to be chosen of God to place foundational truth in the hearts of innocent children, that for various reasons have been placed in our care.
As Christian grandparents, we have an
Speak Life
One of the most important things that we do for our grandchildren, that we are raising, is to speak life into them. To speak life into…
A.C.E. - What is it?
The following blog is by Mark Morris. #grandparents
In a recent article in “Psychology Today” the writer shared some very interesting statistics concerning grand children being raised by their grandparents. They use the term