Christian Grandparenting Blog

Molly HoyleTruly, as Buck has said, this was one of the highlights of our lives!! Invitations were sent out in June (after getting go-ahead from all parents) to our six older grandchildren, ages 8 ½ to nearly 15, from three different states. Our version of [...]

by Lillian Ann PennerWhy should the blessing of a praying grandparent be limited to his or her own grandchildren? Many children in our churches and among our acquaintances do not have praying grandparents. We have the opportunity to stand in the gap for them. Often, [...]

Cavin HarperExecutive Director“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…” Lk 16:10The story is told of Abe Lincoln as a very young man working as a clerk in a country store. One day a woman purchased some dry goods and [...]

Lillian Ann PennerGrandparents are a critical link to a child’s future. Whether it is intentional or not we are leaving a legacy behind. The life we choose to live will have an impact on those we leave behind. […]

Lillian Ann PennerGrandchildren are one of the rewards of growing older, in addition to the senior discounts. What a joy it is to have that precious little one come running into your arms with hugs and kisses or the six-year-old calling to tell you she [...]

Author UnknownJust up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the eyes [...]

Enjoy these touching grandparenting stories. […]

Cavin Harper, CGN Executive Director If the statistics are accurate, then more than six million grandchildren (as of 2000) in this country are being raised by their grandparents with or without the parents in the home. This represents more than six percent of all grandparents [...]