Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Section 3. The Old Dinosaur—Young Adults “Remember now your Creator in the says of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, ‘I have no pleasure in […]
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Author: Rick Shrader
GPS – The Gray Champion, Toddlers
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Section 2. The Gray Champion—Toddlers The title of this article is taken from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice Told Tales. The story is about a striking mythical figure who appears in the Boston Rebellion of 1689 […]
A Father’s Graveside Message
A Graveside Message for Rebekah (Shrader) Schrepfer These are a father’s last words for his oldest child, standing near her grave in Palmer, Alaska. Rebekah was born on May 4, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, a Bicentennial baby. She passed away from Ovarian cancer, June 14, 2026 at the age of 50. She was the oldest […]
GPS – The Proud Onlooker, Grandchildren
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Section 1. The Proud Onlooker—Grandchildren “For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children; that the […]
GPS – Prayer’s Effectiveness, Commitment
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections Section 4. Prayer’s Effectiveness – Commitment (article #16) “And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, […]
GPS – Love’s Steadfastness, Consultant
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections Section 3. Love’s Steadfastness–Consultant (article #15) You are almost to the end of your job. You’re looking forward to being a senior and a grandparent. The children whom you raised are on their own […]
GPS – Home’s Example, Foundation
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections Section 2. Home’s Example—Foundation (art. #14) “I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart” (Psalm 92:12-15). When […]
GPS – Faith’s Testimony, Godliness
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Section 1. Faith’s Testimony—Godliness (art. #13) “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish […]
GPS – Empty House, Quiet Years
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-parenting, Pre-parenting, Parenting, Post-parenting, Grand-parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Section 4. Empty House–Quiet Years (article 12) “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they […]
GPS – Halfway House, Teenage Years
Note: This series will consist of five phases: Created-Parenting, Pre-Parenting, Parenting, Post-Parenting, and Grand-Parenting. Each of these phases will have four sections. Third Phase: Parenting (series articles 9-12) Section 4. Halfway House-Teenage Years (article #11) “I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and […]