How do you typically respond to the messes in the world we have left to our grandchildren? However you respond, there might be some lessons we can learn from Nehemiah for the sake of the next generations.

Do you remember the first time you heard the news that you would be a grandparent? First-time grandparents are usually quite excited when that day arrives. Few things provide more of a rush than holding that new grandson or granddaughter for the first time. Nearly twenty one years later, I still remember that moment as though it were yesterday.

I also remember the terror I felt when I realized the kind of world my generation was leaving to this new generation—our grandchildren. It didn’t require a PhD to figure out that we are a nation of hard hearts who, for the most part, have forgotten or ignored God. The question that must answered is this—how do I respond when I look around and see the rubble in our land?

To be honest, it is easy to get angry and complain about the mess around us. I’m also prone to blame others rather than accept responsibility for the problem. The truth is that tirades and blame rarely turn into a passion for action.

If ever there was a man who was justified for casting blame, it was Nehemiah. Here was a man who had been born and raised in exile, far from his homeland. He wasn’t even around when God sent the Jews into exile. He could have washed his hands and said, “Not my problem!”—but he didn’t.

Read for yourself: “When I heard these things I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven” (Neh. 1:4).

When was the last time you wept over the condition of our land? Yet, when Nehemiah learned about the continued ruined condition of the walls in Jerusalem, that’s exactly what he did. He wept, just as Jesus wept when he saw the hard hearts of that same city hundreds of years later.

Unlike Nehemiah, we have no excuse. We are part of the problem. But like Nehemiah, we can benefit from his example. Here are four attitudes we need to adopt if we want to successfully help our grandchildren navigate this shattered world:

1. Let God break your heart: if you can’t weep over the sin in our world, you will likely not be an effective conduit of His grace and truth in that same world.
2. Let your broken heart drive you to repentance and prayer: Notice that Nehemiah bowed before the God of heaven and confessed his sin and the sin of his father’s house. He acknowledged his responsibility. The problems in the world are your problems too. It is your sin as much as anyone else’s that has brought us to this place.
3. Ask God to grant you success to do something about the problem: Nehemiah prayed, give your servant success today. The Lord gives the victory. Ask Him for show you success that will glorify Him and bless the next generations.
4. Do what God lays on your heart and trust Him to provide all you need: What has God laid upon your heart to help your grandchildren walk in the truth? Whatever it is, be intentional, and know that He has supplied all you need already to succeed.

When Nehemiah followed what God laid upon his heart, results were amazing. The walls were completely rebuilt in fifty-two days!  But that wasn’t the only amazing thing that happened. In chapter six we read, “When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.”

When you make much of Christ in all you do, your grandchildren will be able to see how great God truly is. The choice is yours—tirades or tears? Which will be the epitaph of your life?

I’m not a wine drinker, but those who are often speak of certain wines that seem to improve with age. They become more flavorful and full-bodied. There are also some that don’t age well. They lose their flavor and turn into vinegar. Grandfathers are similar to wine. Some age well and are a blessing to their family. Others are — well, they’re much like wine that has turned to vinegar. Which are you?

Grandfathers, I hope you know how vital you are to your family’s well-being, especially their spiritual well-being, if you are a follower of Christ. Proverbs 13:22 says, A righteous man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children. Though this passage is speaking about an inheritance of material wealth, could it not also refer to something more than material possessions? Are material possession all I am responsible to leave to the next generations?

In their book, The Heritage, Otis Ledbetter and Kurt Bruner define heritage as including “the spiritual, emotional and social legacy that is passed on from parent to child… good or bad.” They suggest that these three components of an inheritance provide a connection to one’s past, an identity and security in the present, and hope for the future.

So, how do we, as grandfathers, make sure that the inheritance, or heritage, we leave our grandchildren fulfills those criteria? I’d like to suggest three basic things grandfathers can do to be a good and full-bodied heritage builder:

(1) BE INVOLVED!
Jump into your role with enthusiasm and expectancy. In a time of epidemic absenteeism by fathers, let’s not let that be the case for us as grandfathers. I know too many grandfathers who are content to sit back and let grandma do most of the engaging with the grandkids. Why would a grandfather do that? Why should grandma get all the blessings? You, as a grandfather, hold the key to a meaningful inheritance for your grandchildren. They need your example and involvement in their lives… more than we often realize.

(2) LEAVE A WRITTEN/RECORDED LEGACY
Your story needs to be told, but it also needs to be written down or recorded so that it is not forgotten among future generations. Record your family history, your own personal life journey, and the lessons God has taught you in that journey. If you need a tool to help you get started, check out this Legacy Journal in pdf format you can download.

(3) GIVE YOUR BLESSING
The spoken blessing is a powerful tool for communicating the high value God has given to each individual He created in His image, and to affirm and picture a special future that God has purposed for each person who is born into this world. Your grandchildren are overwhelmed with words of cursing and hopelessness. They need to hear from you words of blessing and hopefulness. If you don’t know how to do a spoken blessing, this link will take you to a free download, Creating a Legacy of Blessing, I have prepared to help you in that process.

At the Legacy Coalition, we believe Grandparents Matter. That means that dads matter, too… and so do granddads, if you have learned to age well ! I hope you believe you can matter, and will use these three simple steps to matter well.

Christ’s words echoed in Peter’s mind as the cock crowed a third time. He shoulders slumped as unchecked tears poured from his eyes.

At what point did Peter remember Jesus’ message in its entirety? But I have prayed for you that your faith may not wholly fail. And you—when you have turned again—strengthen your brothers. Was it when he fled the courtyard of the high priest, or was it while Christ hung on the cross? Was it the next day when he gathered with the other disciples, minus one, in the upper room, or was it on Easter morning when Mary Magdalene proclaimed, “I have seen the LORD”?

Peter was the first disciple to grab his cloak and run to the empty tomb, for the truth of Mary’s words, the reality of the resurrection, made Jesus’ staggering words about not failing completely, turning back and strengthening his brothers possible.

Like Peter, I have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and I have witnessed heartbreak in Jesus’ eyes.

I, too, have a choice. I can linger outside the courtyard, crying; I can hide away in my room, embarrassed and ashamed; or I can grab my cloak and run beyond the cross to the empty tomb where my sins have been forgiven, and the victory won. I can strengthen my brothers and sisters, my children and grandchildren, by sharing the message of God’s redemption in my life.

I have chosen Christ. What will you choose?

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
(Psalm 92:12-15)

The other day my daughter sent me the most beautiful picture of our eight-month old granddaughter, Mercedes. The picture of her sweet, innocent smile and her wide-eyed wonder at the big, fine world around her stabbed at my heart. Oh little one! How I want you to KEEP that trusting, happy outlook all the days of your life! And yet … troubles will come. Betrayals. Unexpected setbacks. Death. Injury. Wounds. They are an inevitable part of life on this fallen, broken, messy beautiful planet we call home. How will the hard things affect the light in your eyes? Your trust and joy?

Have you ever felt that way looking at your grandchildren? We’d spare them if we could, wouldn’t we? And yet, all of us have been shaped and formed through the particular hardships God has allowed in our lives. Who are we to tell the Potter what to do with His clay? So what can I do, miles away, to help my little granddaughter and my grandsons grow in faith and trust in the midst of the messiness of life? I find several life lessons embedded in Psalm 92 for us older folks I hope you will embrace them as I have.

1) The best gift I give my family and friends is a close walk with God myself.

I learned this long ago as a wife and I cling to it again as a grandmother. The Psalmist says it like this:

“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

My life does speak louder than my words. My life will either enable my words to be heard or dismissed. I want to stay planted in the house of the Lord, abiding with Him all the days of my life. I want my grandchildren to see me and my husband live out our faith in the choices we make … in the language we use, in the way we spend our time and money, all the days we live.

2) God expects me to bear fruit for His kingdom no matter my age.

Verse 14 says, “They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green….” My own parents, still living and active in their 80s are a great example of this.

My dad and mom visit nursing homes once a month, singing hymns with the folk there. They also invite lonely people over to their home… often. They bring food to those who are sick. They write letters to those who are hurting. They may have “retired” from their official jobs, but they haven’t retired from serving others. This outward focus keeps them fresh and green, and lots of fun to be around. They’re the kind who ask you how you are and follow it up with more questions because they are genuinely interested.

I want to do that with my grandchildren. I don’t want to be preoccupied with myself and my own aches and pains. I want to be focused on my grandchildren, asking questions and listening to their stories with interest and delight. Oh Lord, keep me “fresh and green”!

3) No matter how far away my dear grandchildren live, I can touch them through my prayers! 

The Psalmist concludes with this prayerful declaration: “…proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

One of my favorite hours of the week is my Grandmas in Prayer group time. Every Monday night from 7-8pm, ten grandmothers show up at my home and we earnestly seek God and pray for our precious grandchildren. We start with praise, declaring that the Lord is indeed upright … a Rock, Good, and a Shepherd. It’s a wonderful time of honoring Him! We confess silently and prepare our hearts for the work of intercession. We thank God for answers to prayer from the previous weeks, and then we roll up our sleeves and PRAY. We use Scripture as a springboard for praying for these precious ones. Here are some examples:

Lord, may ___________ trust you with all his heart
Father, help _________ to obey her parents
Dear God, please enable ___________ to realize you are his good shepherd

Throughout the room, in groups of twos and threes, I hear the murmur of women crying out for their grandchildren, asking God to equip them with all they need to stand firm in this hard world and to trust Him always, no matter what.

My prayer is that when they visit, they will (please, dear Lord, make it so!) see Jesus in the words I speak, the life choices I make, and in how I live. Oh how I want to “stay fresh and green” and point these dear ones to Him!

Dear Lord,
Make us faithful so we can point our grandchildren to you, so we can pray with power and purpose that they know, love and serve You all their lives.
May THIS be our legacy!

In Jesus’ Name, and for His kingdom’s sake, Amen.

 Sharon Gamble, Moms in Prayer USA National Director, resides in Dover, New Hampshire, and has been married to her high school sweetheart, Ray, since 1979. She has two wonderful daughters, two great sons-in-law and four precious grandchildren. She loves biking with Ray, walking in all kinds of weather and curling up with a good book by her fireplace.

You will be encouraged through Sharon’s weekly devotion, Monday Love

Emily Pearl Kingsley wrote an article in 1987, called Welcome to Holland, about her journey as the mother of a child with disability. Essentially, it was about how being a parent of a child with disability is akin to planning a trip to Italy, only to find out that the plane you were on was actually destined for Holland, an entirely different place and culture than you had planned.

The point of her article was that we all have certain expectations about what the parenting journey will be like. For the parents of children with disability, it is important to understand that the change of destination in whatever dreams a parent may have is just a different place—not better or worse, just different. She concludes by saying, “if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things about Holland.”

She makes a good point. In fact, grandparents of children with disability face a very similar interruption in their expectations and dreams about grandparenting, especially if the grandchild has a severe disability. While Emily Kingsley’s point about learning to make the most of whatever destination we find ourselves as parents or grandparents is a good one, I wonder if there might be a different, more beneficial way of looking at this role.

If we stop to think about it, is being the parent or grandparent of a child with disability much different than parenting or grandparenting any other child. After all, none of us really knows what this journey will end up in the long run. Even if we end up Italy, rather than Holland, there are any number of possible outcomes along the way that we cannot truly anticipate – divorce, abuse, injury, rebellion, disease, drugs, sexual orientation. Any of these present us with challenges that we may never have dreamed would be part of our journey as grandparents.

Perhaps, every grandparent (and parent) ought to be asking this question instead: Do my expectations as a grandparent have more to do with me than this child God has placed in my life? Do I see this as an opportunity to help this child discover the truth about themselves, and the God who made them? If not, it’s time for a perspective adjustment.

It really doesn’t matter whether we are in Holland or Italy because wherever our journey takes us, we have no idea what is ahead. What we do know is that God is Sovereign and He is with us. We know that we can cast our cares on Him because He cares for us… and that precious child. And we know this precious child that is so precious to Him has also been made in His image.

One more thing we know for certain: God has given us “everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him [Christ] who called us according to His glory and goodness” (2 Peter 1:3), and therefore, “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” (Phi. 4:13).

I love the perspective of one grandfather of a severely disabled child. After driving some distance to the hospital where his grandson had been born, this grandfather held his grandson and whispered to him, “Paul, if the only reason I was put on this earth was to be a grandfather to you, that is good enough for me.” He then looked at his son and said, “It’s going to be okay, son. My God will supply all your needs. If you don’t believe that, let me hold on to that for you.”

Now that’s perspective – the kind that will make a difference no matter what the destination.

If you are struggling with this unexpected role you have been thrust into, here are five things you can do to make the most of your situation:

1. Keep the channels of communication open: Your adult children need to know you are doing your best to understand the challenges they are facing. Ask questions that demonstrate your willingness to learn and offer support where they most need it. Resist the urge to pull away. Ask them for guidance that will best serve them and your grandchild.
2. Be present: In this age of digital technology, even long-distant grandparents can be present in ways we never could before. As your grandchild grows, let him or her see you or hear you often. Stay connected. A great tool for recording stories with your own voice that can be sent digitally to a computer is LuvYaReader.com.
3. Be reasonably available and flexible: This is especially important if you are close by. While it can be true for almost any grandchild, things can change very rapidly for many children with severe disabilities. Your willingness to be flexible and change your plans to help out can be huge.
4. Look at your grandchild through God’s eyes: Resist looking at him as a disable child. See him as God child made uniquely for a unique purpose. Do everything you can to communicate that value and love to your grandchild.
5. Be creative: This is true for any grandchild, but they are all unique, but with a child with a disability, it is especially important to understand that they may not respond to things in the same way as other grandchildren may have. Learn what things they do respond to and find creative ways to engage them so they can express themselves.

It’s all about the heart, isn’t it? God has placed you here to bless this special grandchild. How you do that depends on the perspective you have about this child God has placed in your care where you are.

Ward wrote the following article as we all brace for another Halloween.

Where Leaders Gather

Christmas holidays are cloaked in fantasy (Christmas trees, commercialism, Santa, elves), as is Easter (bunnies, eggs, candy) that for followers of Jesus mask their true meaning; but we deal with these in creative ways so children can enjoy them, separating fantasy from truth. So here’s my take on the next upcoming holiday.

Pumpkins and Bedsheets

It’s Halloween again. The night when sheet-covered, costume-wearing children come knocking at your door, with parents or older siblings standing protectively a few steps back in the porch-light shadows. Not wishing to be the early version of a Christmas grinch, you smile with appropriate oohs and aahs at time-honored “trick or treat” demands, and surrender candy pieces, sealed for safety, into the small innocent hands of neighborhood ghosts and goblins, cartoon characters and super heroes. A tradition passed from generation to generation.

Blame it on the Celts

The origin of Halloween can be traced to Samhain, an “ancient pagan festival celebrated over 2,000 years ago by Celtic people in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man,” according to The World Book Encyclopedia. Samhain was a time in which “Celts believed the dead could walk among the living, and the living could visit with the dead.”

So this is where it began. Halloween costumes, candies, and trick or treat. According to the book Halloween—An American Holiday, An American History, some Celts wore ghost-like costumes so spirits wandering in the neighborhood would think they were one of their own and leave them alone. Sweets were offered the spirits to appease them. In medieval Europe, Catholic clergy adopted these pagan customs, sending their adherents from house to house wearing costumes and requesting small gifts.

When I was Young

In high desert central Washington State, my Dad, Mom, sister Nadeen and I lived in the back of a country store at a crossroads called Saint Andrews. It was a short walk up the hill to the one-room country school house serving children from the area’s farms and ranches. By today’s standards it was “primitive.” Then, it was simply home for us.

But the homes were too far apart for “trick or treat.” We had something better. [CONTINUE READING]

Jesus tells us in John 14:12… “they (that’s us) will do even greater things”. He was referring to the things He had been doing while here on earth. How can that be? The work Jesus did on earth was so astonishing, it is impossible for me to do better than that. Our human mind cannot fathom what God had in mind when Jesus said that.

Please consider, when all seems to be failing, that our greater work as a follower of Christ, and a grandparent, is to be a person of prayer. Prayer is the greater work.

Prayer is not just asking God for things, it is seeking His presence and His strength. Prayer is the battle, and it doesn’t matter where you are at the moment, you need His person to be with you and in you. We are called to work in the plans God has for us. He tells us to pray and He will send laborers into the harvest.

God’s Word challenges us:  let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, … Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:22 & 23

No matter what happens in the world around us God is still in control. So, let us be faithful in the greater work of Prayer. Pray for our families, our friends and neighbors, our church, our local leaders, our state leaders, and our national leaders. Pray daily! This is our greatest work.

David Brashaw pastored in Christian Churches for nearly 50 years, taught in a Christian College, served on the Board of a Christian College for 26 years, continues to serve in various pastoral roles, and writes a regular blog called The Prayer Bridge.

While attending GrandCamp with my grandson this past summer, a grandmother was present with two of her grandchildren. The grandmother’s father had just passed away a month before the camp. All of them had lived together in the same house before his passing.

During the Blessing ceremony at the conclusion of GrandCamp, the grandmother reminded her grandchildren of ‘great-gramp’s’ two verses he often quoted to the children. He would remind them, Jesus said, “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6) and “He [God] is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20)

I was impressed by the potential power of those two verses upon the lives of these young children as they grow into adulthood. It caused me to think. These two verses may not be my ‘top ten’ in the Bible, but they most certainly are two important truths which show how the power to serve is an anchor for faith and focus.

This has caused me to give careful thought to Peter’s statement in the passage above. Peter’s second letter is much like Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Each were written out of a sense that their lives might soon be coming to an end. As a result, they carry a great deal of significance.

Peter’s short second letter was not written so much to teach something ‘new,’ as much as to remind and emphasize again some important principles. These are principles that he wanted his readers to remember and outlive himself.

Which begs an important question. Is the issue to learn as much as possible, or to have the best grasp on the most important concepts that need to be lived out? I believe Peter’s letter indicates the latter. As he sensed the ‘time of his departure’, he was not trying to cram more information into the minds of believers. Rather, he was reminding them of some truths, “even though you know them…”

As we look at the early verses of chapter 1, there are some things about which Peter desires to remind believers. He talks about God’s precious promises that are important to embrace and serve to help us “participate in the Divine nature and escape corruption in the world.”

He then lays out a list of character qualities which are to be present and growing in the believer’s life. Included in his list are things like being sure to “supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.” (2 Peter 1:5-7 HCSB)

The bottom line is this: “For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:8 HCSB) As I think of Peter’s priorities, I think of what I would want my children and grandchildren to remember after I’m gone.

I think Peter would be pleased with the legacy left by that great gramp’s verses at GrandCamp reminding his great-grandchildren of God’s abiding presence and ability to work on their behalf. I am still considering what my basic verses might be – my Legacy of Truth for another generation. What would yours be?

Prayer for today…. Lord, I’m reminded that “knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” It is easy to have pride in how much we know, but too often we fall short on our love for You based on how we live. Help our faith and obedience to run deep in our commitment to You and Your ways. Help us to leave a legacy of truth that will outlive us.

Ken Summers is a former pastor, former  Colorado State Representative, and Executive Director of Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains. He is currently a grandfather of six and has attended two GrandCamps in Colorado. He has also authored The Longest Campaign: Learning the Lessons of Life-Threatening West Nile Virus.

When I was a child, our family had an annual Christmas tradition of re-enacting the Christmas Story from Luke 2. Besides my parents and occasional cousins, I had five brothers and sisters, so we had a plentiful reservoir of actors to don bathrobes and sheets to play angels, shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and the wise men. One year we had enough to have someone play the donkey. It was a fun tradition, and very serendipitous at times. But it also served to remind me what Christmas is really about. It is still a powerful reminder for me.

The idea of traditions and ceremony is God’s idea – not man’s.  He established them to preserve the truth of our story and our relationship to the Author of that story for all generations. God knows how short our memories are, so He prescribed some tangible, regular reminders of who we are, who He is, and what He has done for us.

Not only can traditions and ceremonies remind us of what is true, but they often produce unexpected experiences as we participate in them.  We suddenly find ourselves engaged with something beyond ourselves. Discoveries of our own part in the story God has scripted transform us.  The plumb line which authenticates such serendipitous events is the Word of God, not our personal experiences.

As grandparents, one of our roles involves serving as keepers of the story by preserving meaningful, relevant traditions through which the ’story’ is powerfully told generation to generation.  Our purpose is not to keep traditions for the sake of traditions, but to preserve those traditions which help us remember HIS STORY — and our part in that story.  God takes this responsibility very seriously. So should we.

Here are two simple suggestions for effective tradition keeping in your family:

1. Evaluate those traditions your family already has. How can we strengthen them for more impact?  Are there some we need to discontinue or replace with a different tradition?
2. Read Ledbetter and Smith’s book, “Family Traditions” as a reference tool to help you implement effective traditions.

GRANDPAUSE:  “A strong heritage doesn’t just happen. It can only be created by having a plan, and with intentional effort.”  -Otis Ledbetter

Sometimes God takes a deep longing of our hearts, a lost dream, and remolds it into something far beyond anything we can imagine. He certainly did that for me.

I always had wanted to be a wife and mother. I dreamed of the day I would have children of my own. When I became a Christian I prayed for a godly husband and children. God, however, had other plans for my life, and I remained single. Although the Lord has given me a full, purposeful life, and a loving church family, there was a void in my life as I watched my friends with their children and then, grandchildren. At times I yearned for the family I lacked.

In 2014 God brought into my life a young woman named Andie Regenfuss. We were both part of a women’s Bible study group. Along with the other women in the study I prayed the Lord would bless David and Andie with a baby, and I rejoiced when Andie told me she was pregnant. Little did I know how much this child would impact my life.

The day Andie came to my house to work on decorations for our table at the Christmas luncheon is etched in my memory. When we finished our work, she said, “I have something to ask you. Both David and my parents live outside the area. We’ve prayed about it, talked it over with our parents, and we would like you to be Grandma Judy for our baby.”

I don’t know if you can understand the joy I felt. From the moment I first held little Hailey in my arms, hours after her birth, the Lord has been teaching me new lessons about unconditional love.

As the months have passed, an incredible bond has developed between the two of us – far beyond anything I could have imagined. David and Andie have taken our unusual relationship and truly made me a part of their lives. Hailey’s birth grandparents have welcomed me into a loving, extended family.

Responsibilities come with the title “Grandma Judy.” I pray for Hailey as well as David and Andie daily. Offering spiritual and emotional support, and being there for David and Andie as well as Hailey, are important too. Spending time with Hailey is a high priority. I have a role in nurturing her spiritual growth and teaching her about Jesus. Of course, I look forward to fun grandma stuff such as baking cookies and tea parties.

Our church family includes a number of military families with children whose grandparents live far away. These children are missing out on the unique role grandparents can play in their lives when they live close by. These children and parents would benefit from the special love and support of a relationship with surrogate grandparents. I encourage seniors in any church, whether you have your own grandchildren or not, to adopt a family. It will bless your life and theirs.

As for me, I’m off to enjoy a playdate with Hailey.

For information about how to start an Adopt-A-Family ministry in your church, CLICK HERE.

Judy Gann is a retired librarian, speaker and writer living in Washington State where she is active at Lake City Community Church.  She is the author of  The God of All Comfort: Devotions of Hope for Those Who Chronically Suffer (AMG Publishers). Her most treasured role is that of Hailey’s Grandma Judy.