"Grandchildren are precious and wonderful gifts! They keep us active, they teach us patience, they help us take time to play, they enable our continued learning, and they enlarge our love for life and family. No matter whether you are a church leader, a grandparent, or a grandchild, you will find Olson's book is a highly readable and inspirational resource that bears witness to the indispensable calling of grandparenting." --Richard H. Gentzler, Director, ENCORE Ministry, Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of The United Methodist Church and author of An Age of Opportunity and Aging & Ministry in the 21st Century "Over the years I have had the pleasure of reading Richard Olson's books. This one is my favorite. I felt invited into his seminary classroom for classes like Grand-parenting: answering God's Call; Delight: learning the literal truth from the language of the child; and Spiritual Guidance for grand-parenting that changes the world. Olson took me on an inward journey that helped me embrace this wonderful stage of life." --Dr.

Ronald McDonald, Pastoral Councelor, Memphis Theological Seminary Professor, and author of The Soulful Life "Richard Olson's reclamation of the grandparent role--in all its rich and varied manifestations--is a welcome antidote to an ageist society that too readily dismisses the gifts and contributions of older people. Olson elevates grandparenthood to its rightful place: as a vital calling and a source of care and healing for children, families, communities, and even the planet. This essential reframing of grandparenting as vocation invites not only grandparents but all people of faith to lovingly nurture intergenerational relationships and deeply consider our legacies." --Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear.