Christian Grandparenting Blog

  • Orphan Train Photo

    Cavin Harper

    August 1, 2014

      From 1854 to 1929 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America. Most of them were immigrant children orphaned, abandoned or neglected by their families. When the train arrived at a train stop or station, [...]

  • group-of-kids

    Cavin Harper

    July 26, 2014

    “Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.”  Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting requires intentionality. God laid down this challenge through the prophet Jeremiah—Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths; ask where the good way is, [...]

  • ABC Girl

    Cavin Harper

    July 13, 2014

    Do you ever wish that you could be more noticed… that when you walk into a room people know who you are and immediately engage with you? If the truth were known, most of us likely have secret fantasies about standing out in the crowd [...]

  • Statue of Liberty

    Cavin Harper

    July 5, 2014

      We just celebrated another Fourth of July in the United States. You probably heard all the familiar refrains in speeches and songs about liberty and freedom. But what do we mean when we speak of liberty? Do you have a grasp of its meaning? [...]

  • Betitime Prayers

    Cavin Harper

    June 26, 2014

      Many grandparents are looking for simple tools to help them guide their grandchildren toward a personal relationship with God in Christ. One of the most powerful tools for doing that is prayer, but sometimes we try to make it too complicated. Ernie Rosenberg knows [...]

  • Hero

    Cavin Harper

    June 14, 2014

    As part of a church’s children’s program one young lad was asked who hero was. He answered without hesitation, “My Dad”! Men, you know there are few things that will make a dad’s chest swell with pride like hearing his son call him a hero. [...]

  • Tell Them Your Story

    Cavin Harper

    June 3, 2014

      I believe with all my heart that a key role grandparents are given in the family is that of storyteller. The power of story is undisputed when it comes to impressing upon hearts and minds the truths of God’s world and work in our [...]

  • Grandma-grandchild-faces

    Cavin Harper

    May 29, 2014

      If you’ve heard anything I’ve talked about in my blogs and seminars, you know that ‘intentionality’ is at the heart of what we do at CGN. Courageous grandparents are intentional about things that are important because they are things that make up our legacy. [...]