The Christian Grandma's Idea Book: Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma

By Ellen Banks Elwell

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The Christian Grandma's Idea Book: Hundreds of Ideas, Tips, and Activities to Help You Be a Good Grandma

By Ellen Banks Elwell

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No matter your age or stage of life, if someone calls you "Grandma," you'll find plenty of hints and helps just for you in this long-awaited sequel to The Christian Mom's Idea Book. Arranged into alphabetical categories and loaded with all kinds of life-tested, creative advice, this amazingly personal resource features 800 tips, thoughts, and stories from 200 grandmas, moms, and grandkids in 30 countries around the world. It's full of good grandmothering from A to Z!

Here is just a sampling of the topics that await you:

  • activities and one-on-one times
  • childcare
  • gift giving
  • family relationships
  • manners and discipline
  • traditions
  • books
  • long-distance grandparenting
  • overnights
  • trips and vacations
  • …and many more!

In addition to its fresh ideas and touching stories, this one-of-a-kind book offers spiritually encouraging narrative to introduce each chapter, interviews with grandmas who are facing special challenges, plus reflections from well-known Christian authors Nanci Alcorn, Gracia Burnham, Cynthia Heald, Francine Rivers, Gary Chapman, and Sigmund Brouwer, Bruce Howard, Rebecca Lutzer, Jerry Jenkins, and Margaret Taylor about their own grandmothers. With its gentle offerings and uplifting insights, The Christian Grandma's Idea Book will prepare you to not only make the most of your time with the grandkids but create a legacy of rich memories, shared traditions, and special times together.


Author:

Ellen Banks Elwell

Ellen Banks Elwell is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music. She and her husband, Jim, live in Wheaton, Illinois, and have three grown sons and one daughter-in-law. Elwell has authored several books for women, including The Christian Mom’s Idea Book, One Year Devotions for Moms, and When There’s Not Enough of Me to Go Around.

Product Details

Format: Paperback
Page Count: 304
Size: 5.5 in x 8.5 in
Weight: 12.8 ounces
ISBN-10: 1-58134-946-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-946-7
ISBN-UPC: 9781581349467
Case Quantity: 40
Published: February 29, 2008