One of the quickest ways to get a grandparent’s attention is to start talking about GrandCamp. Fascinated by the concept, everyone wants to know more. Therefore, this blog is dedicated to providing you more information by answering the following questions: What is GrandCamp? How do I register my...
A phone call from our youngest son during the middle of the afternoon was my first clue that something in his life was amiss. His words “Mom, are you doing anything important?” was my second clue. A pit formed in my stomach as questions swirled in my brain. Why was our son calling? Shouldn't he be...
Instead of ransacking my closet and dresser drawers, searching for something green to wear on St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to do some research. What is St. Patrick’s Day, and why all the fuss about wearing green? Let’s discuss answers to the questions: Who is St. Patrick? What is the fuss about...
I was at the boat’s helm, cutting figure eights in our boat off the pier at Bulls Bay in Charleston SC while my husband backed the boat trailer down the ramp. Another boat approached the dock, so I cut the throttle. Our boat lost its steering; the motor sputtered and stalled; and I found myself at...
A movement is underfoot. Christian grandparents around the world are awakening to the realization that God has given us a specific purpose for this season of life. At the heart of this movement is a man named Cavin Harper. Who is Cavin Harper? A graduate of Baylor University and Denver Seminary,...
I stared in wonder at the ultrasound image, my heart filled with love. Here was our seventh grandchild being knit together in his mother’s womb. I couldn't help but wonder how God was wiring together this precious child. Will he scramble up a tree in the blink of an eye, or read voraciously like...
I recently discovered that my deleted emails aren’t deleted. I found them stored in a file marked “Deleted.” All twenty-seven thousand, two hundred sixty-two of them! Much like an email file, many of us store our confessed sins in a deleted file that we keep buried inside our souls. This unseen...
Introduction: Do you remember the rhyme, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” This defense, sung by children when someone hurls unkind words in their direction, is a lie. Words not only hurt; they curse. Imagine the five-year-old girl who puts on her princess...
Background Anyone who thinks the Bible is boring hasn’t read the twelfth chapter of Acts. It is filled with drama, conflict, intrigue, history, opposing characters, and a resolution that sets our minds spinning. The year is 44AD. It’s approximately ten years after Jesus’ death and resurrection....
My friend, Susan, was troubled by her visits with her grandchildren. It wasn’t chocolate cupcakes smashed into the carpet, crayon marks on the kitchen counter, or children’s voices reverberating through the house. The troubling part was she never had one-on-one time with any of her grandchildren....
Let me introduce Jack and Jill. You knew them as children, toting a pail of water up a hill. They are grandparents now, and their loads are much greater. Jack’s world is a juggling act. At the age of sixty, he works a fifty-hour week, cares for his mother who has dementia, makes time for his two...
Our grandchildren have completed their last tests and assignments, hugged their favorite teachers good-bye and tossed their bookbags into the closet, along with their memories of the school year. Summer vacation has officially arrived. Children are ecstatic about this vacation from school. That...
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