The Heart of a Grandparent: Investing Yourself in Your Grandchildren's Future

GRANDPARENTS have always held a special place in the family. But times keep changing and so do families. How can you be an effective grandparent today?

How do you relate to the grandchildren you have been separated from by divorce? How can you demonstrate love and care to those rowdy teenagers? How do you respond when your children need a babysitter-or financial help? And how can you overcome the stress of holidays and provide those you love with a haven of rest and celebration?

Word of Life founder Jack Wyrtzen, psychologist Kevin Leman, Concern International directors Jim and Shirley Franks, and Stewardship Services Foundation director Jim Rickard are among the nationally known Christian grandparents whose comments help make The Heart of a Grandparent a valuable resource for grandparents, parents, pastors, and church ministry workers.

Eric E. Wiggin approaches the task-and privilege-of grandparenting with humor, creativity, and biblical insight. As a grandparent of five, he has no shortage of stories to tell! Laugh with him, meditate with him, and pray with him, on this journey of discovery and blessing.

Wiggin's stories for children and adults have appeared nationally in Sunday school papers for many years, and his articles on family living have been published around the world in leading Christian periodicals. He is the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: The Woman, a sequel to the 1903 novel, as well as several other books for children and teens. He has been a pastor and teacher in Maine where many of the lively anecdotes involving his own grandparents took place. Author Wiggin lives in rural Michigan with his wife, Dot, and his youngest son, Brad.