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  • A Great Gift

    Christmas is a great time to be a grandparent. It’s the time when we can most easily express the great gift of love. Will you be seeing your grandchildren soon? Today is a great day to plan what you will do with them. Here is one recommendation: read to them. With young children, you have…

  • Hear ye! Hear ye! I am about to speak!

    My Grandma Patti has always been an inspiration to me because of her faith, wisdom, and love for others. During my senior year of high school, she provided me with a gift that helped transform me. Her financial support allowed me to do a mission year with Kairos, the organization that started Grandly. At the…

  • I don’t think there was anything special about the muffins we ate…

    In my twenties and thirties I did youth ministry. As a grandparent I am doing youth ministry “round 2”, but now with my own grandchildren — and some of the old skills and instincts are proving very useful again. I have two grandchildren whose parents aren’t actively involved in the church, but they know I…