Christian Grandparenting Blog

  • 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. [...]

  • fambarn1

    Cavin Harper

    May 22, 2014

    This is the second installment of Tips for Grandparents with Special Needs Grandchildren with guest blogger and expert in special needs families, Bob West. Bob is founder and president of Need Project providing support and resources for special needs families. As Bob says about grandparents [...]

  • disneyland

    Cavin Harper

    May 16, 2014

    No grandparent, or parent, is really prepared for the birth of a special needs grandchild. As a grandparent how do I engage with this new reality and become a conduit of blessing for that child and family? I’ve asked my good friend, Bob West, to [...]

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    Cavin Harper

    May 9, 2014

    Grandpause: Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. (Prov. 31:30) If you’re a grandmother, you know full well the challenges of being a mother and a grandmother. You also know there is a reason God [...]