The Joy and Wisdom of Grandparenting
A “Memories of My Grandparents” special essay from a GRAND Magazine reader By Kendahl Cruver My mom used to take my sister and me to visit Grandma every Friday. Grandma would make us grilled cheese sandwiches with American cheese and let us run wild in the backyard. We’d sometimes go out to lunch. When we … Read more
A Journal of Discovery – The Making of a Grandparent 100 Guided Questions to Preserve Your Legacy Author: Robin Liechti Reviewer: Jeanette Perkins aka Beeba Most of us are stuck at home right now. What a great time to work on a project for our grandchildren. This journal is filled with one hundred guided questions … Read more
Actress and wildlife conservationist Virginia McKenna speaks to the personal freedom that binds us together By Mary Ann Cooper Virginia McKenna and her late husband, Bill Travers, achieved worldwide fame in 1966 playing real-life conservationists Joy and George Adamson in the film Born Free. The film brought them critical acclaim and inspired them to … Read more
By Lori Bitter My grandmother died in January 2012 at the age of 98. I had the privilege of writing her obituary. As I finished it, I was struck by how little it said about her force in my life. We had an unusual bond. I came to live with my grandparents at six weeks … Read more
