May 13, 2009
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Bapa’s Bible Memory Club
What do you want your grandchildren to remember about you?I’ve thought about this question quite a bit over the past years. There are many things that I want to impart to my grandchildren. But, I must honestly say, that above anything else I want my grandchildren to KNOW that their grandparents put the highest value on God and His Word. I want them to see us obeying God’s Word. I want them to hear us speaking God’s Word. I want them to know that our desire for them ….above a career.. above marriage.. above college… above making money… is that they grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ!
So… their Bapa and I started a bible memory club last year. We just finished memorizing The Roman Road.
This last month our family got together for dinner and to go over the grandchildren’s scripture. My sweet granddaughter above (don’t you love the missing teeth in front?) was able to say her memory verse perfectly. She also did a great job of making our bible craft which was supposed to show our hearts when we are born (black with sin), the blood of Christ (red) that paid the penalty we deserved for our sin and the last heart (white) showing the new heart that God gives us once we accept what Christ did for us on the cross and follow Him.
I find that I often measure my ‘grandparentness’ (is that a word?) by my friends and the amount of time they spend with their grandchildren. But, when it’s all said and done, and my life has ended upon this earth… I believe that I will be at peace in knowing that I encouraged them towards Christ.
Comments (7)
I wish my kids had a Bapa’s Bible Club!
I love this post….and I agree 100%. When mine are older, that would be nice to do with them. Love you.
What a wonderful idea!! Good for you.
What a great idea? Ok, wondering is Bapa supposed to be the Friese word for grandmother? because we call my grandmother Beppe (kind of pronounced as Bapa), just wondering if that is a slang Friese or whether that is another culture?
and this encouragement you give, to live and know God’s Word, will be invaluable to them! We lived with my in-laws for a year (in their living room), and though crowded, my sons learned so much about our God and His ways from their grandparents during that time.
@toeveryseason - My husband is of french descent and wanted to be called Papa by our grandchildren. Our first grandchild was not able to say the “P” and called him “Bapa” and it stuck. Today he is known as “Bapa” to all of his grandchildren.
I’m known as “Grammy”.
Thanks for asking!
That is a great idea!