just as grandma's cookie jar should always be full of good things, this blog will be full of good ideas, information, activities and reviews of things to help grandma . . . and grandpa, mom and dad too . . . pass on a heritage of faith to the children in their lives!
On my other blog - Grandmas with Heart - I shared a fun "Mystery Bag" project which I think you would enjoy as well. I wrote -
I am happy to say Karen is the winner of Around the World in 80 Puzzles. (You will find all the details at this link.) Thank you for reading grandma's cookie jar (please message me at lyndagcj@gmail.com by December 14, 2018, so I am able to have it sent to you) and thank you Candlewick Press for sending one for me to review and for making another available for me to give away.
With Christmas just two weeks away, we have been busy selecting gifts for the ones we love - and if you are like me, looking for the best buys. If you are looking for something which you could give to your family to help them all grow in their walk with God, consider Generations Quest! For just $10 you will receive an entire year of Bible readings, questions to get your family talking and activities to help you all understand the Bible and grow in your walk with God. Talk about a great buy!The person who won Around the World in 80 Puzzles. (You will find all the details at this link) did not claim their prize, so I am holding a second-chance drawing to give it away. This is such a fun and unique book - whoever wins it will be happy they did. So, please comment below to enter. If you share this post, you will receive an additional entry. The drawing will be tomorrow - December 12, 2018, so if you would like to win - enter . . . and check back tomorrow!
I have been working on a resource to use with my grandsons to hand down the faith. I am not able to make them choose to love, know and walk with God, but I am able to engage them in reading/understanding God's Word and in watching for God's Great Deeds. If I do these two things, then they will be equipped to walk with God.
One of my all-time favorite pies is Custard Pie . . . particularly when it has been chilled in the refrigerator! So, I thought I would share a custard pie recipe with you!
I was recently invited to review a new ABC book - I know, there is no shortage of ABC books on the market, but this one combines letters with fun animals. My grandsons have always loved animals, so I know they would have loved an ABC book combined with animals to help them with their ABCs when they were learning them. So, today I'm happy to let you know about Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets: An Unusual Alphabet, and announce a giveaway as well.
Yesterday on my other blog - Grandmas with Heart - I wrote about how grandmas make a big difference in the lives of their grandchildren. I wrote . . . 
It is very easy at Christmas for our grandchildren to become distracted by all the lights, special events and gifts and forget why we celebrate Christmas. So, to help keep the focus on Jesus, consider having your grandchildren (children) make some of these wonderful Nativity crafts I found on Pinterest. (You will find them at this link.)
I firmly believe every day you spend with a grandchild is a day filled with the best "gift" of all - time with a grandchild. With Christmas just 20 days away, I thought it would be fun to share a simple projects you might have your grandchildren work on, so they may give them to their parents this year. I found this on Pinterest!
On my other blog - Grandmas with Heart - I shared a new free snail-mail Christmas card - so I thought I'd share it with you today, too! I said;
When we think about the gifts we plan to give the
