BY JACK LEVINE As Father’s Day approaches, I’m motivated to share these personal essays profiling men whose lives span over a century: my father, Chaim, my sons, Aaron and Josh, and one of
Ramsey Lewis: A Father’s Passion BY REV. BOBBBY LEWIS “Dad, I love talking to you.” “Well, I love talking with you too, Son.” This, in my most straightforward words, is/was
A Grandfather’s Thoughts for Peace – Paving a Positive Path Forward BY JACK LEVINE Now that I’m a grandfather (AKA Pop Pop Jack), I’m all the more dedicated to pave
A Great Granddad BY MARTIN GLEESON Limerick, Ireland Mary stopped the car just outside Leonard’s Newsagents. She handed a $20 note to her ten-year-old son David and told him, “There will
Grandkids Say The Darndest Things! BY BOB CAIRNS I don’t want to go total Art Linkletter GrandKids Say the Darndest Things, but now that I’m a grandparent and when one
Honoring Lawton Chiles; the “Grandfather Governor’s” Legacy of Leadership BY JACK LEVINE Lawton Chiles used to say “Tis a sorry frog who can’t croak loud in his home pond.” The
Social Distancing Provides New Ways to Learn BY BRENDA MAHLER Our granddaughters moved in with us at our cabin in the woods. The walls on their house were closing in
Come To Grammie Camp BY LINDA EYRE Looking back over my twenty plus years of Grandmothering, I’ve realized that the best investment of my time and the most fun I’ve
When the Parentals Leave Grandma in Charge By Norma Galambos One of the reasons I retired from working full time was to spend more time with our grandchildren. When the
One Voice Can Be Powerful – Reflections on a Free Press BY JACK LEVINE, Founder – 4Generations Institute – Partnership Director – GRAND Media I have been a newspaper reader since
Grandfather Poses With Dateless Teen For Prom Photo According to an AOL/ YAHOO NEWS REPORT, the grandfather of a California teen who didn’t have a date to prom stepped in
Grandfather, Larry Chester couldn’t get hired at 61, so he started a business… The Wheeling resident founded CFO Simplified on March 3, 2009, and in the 10 years since –
Two Lucky Brothers By Sherry Shahan “No one has ever become poor by giving,” Anne Frank, Diary of Anne Frank. Thirteen-year-old Cooper and ten-year-old Chase Wommack volunteer in their
The Face of God By Jonathan R Slaten, EDD I am a Grandfather! These four words forever changed me. I am unsure just exactly what happened, but it was a profound
Lessons From My Grandfather: Wisdom for Success in Business and Life By Jeanette Perkins aka Beeba Author: Marc Demetriou Do you feel in a rut and long to switch gears
A Walk With My Grandson By Jim LeBuffe Sweetness and happiness of a kind and of a depth I had not anticipated: I’m age 67 and I don’t deserve this
The Look of Love… Our grandson and his wife live in Atlanta, Georgia and we live in Georgetown, Texas. Their first child and our first great grandchild, Thomas was born
Have you Found the Portal to your Grandchild’s World? BY JERRY WITKOVSKY A Grandchild’s world is school, friendships (boys and girls) parents (my daughter and son-in-law), the other grandparents, siblings,
Grandfather Knows Best – Is it magic? BY BARCLAY HENDERSON I viewed mystical people with humor and suspicion, so it should not have been a surprise when my granddaughter Molly accused
My Grandfather, My ‘Bona Fide’ Best Friend Editor’s Note: In an effort to share the important stories about grandparents and families with our readers, from time-to-time, we provide a brief