There’s A Reason They Call It Grandparenting

Michele Howe’s newest book offers invaluable and sometimes humbling advice on how to be a grandparent and not just a grandparent. Like all of her delightful books, she includes heartwarming stories and spiritual guidance designed to help the reader take the next step forward toward becoming something better than they were before reading the book. I can t recommend this encouraging resource enough! –Rick Johnson, best-selling author of 10 Things Great Dads Do: Strategies for Raising Great Kids and Overcoming Toxic Parenting: How to Be a Good Parent When Yours Wasn’t.

A wise and welcome companion through the seasons of life, Michele Howe helped me navigate the transition from parent to parent of adult children. Now I m an over-the-moon, thrilled member of the grandparent club. There s a Reason They Call It Grandparenting celebrates the profound sacredness of supporting adult children, and treating grandchildren with dignity and respect. As image-bearers of our loving God, grandparents provide unconditional acceptance, open arms, and grace upon grace. Michele offers clarity, joy, and appreciation for the vital and life-giving position of grandparents in God s family tree. –PeggySue Wells, best-selling author and coauthor of Bonding with Your Child through Boundaries, Slavery in the Land of the Free, and Rediscovering Your Happily Ever After.

You’re probably looking at this book because you want to be the best grandparent possible. In There s a Reason They Call It Grandparenting, Michele Howe does a masterful job of covering the fun part, the challenging part, and the necessary part of carrying out this role in a God-honoring way that will bless the children of your own sons and daughters. You ll discover important take-away truths, powerful ways to pray for your grandchildren, and action steps that will give you the momentum and wisdom to be a transformational influence in the lives of these precious members of your family. –Carol Kent, national speaker and author of He Holds My Hand: Experiencing God s Presence & Protection.