“Suitable for all ages, the book skillfully integrates three elements: scripture, story, and illustration. A forlorn tree with little fruit to show laments its existence. A kind man comes along and gives the tree hope to abide until something special comes along, revealing its purpose. This book will encourage believers of all ages. Read “The Abiding Tree” and place it on your coffee table so your guests can enjoy it too!”
— Christian Book Awards
“I didn’t expect to be a mom of a toddler at 67.”
A second round of parenting, taken on out of love and often out of necessity. The energy is not what it was, the years that were supposed to be quiet are full of school pickups and homework, and there is no one to hand the load to at the end of the day. Grandparents in this season give with everything they have and almost never ask for anything for themselves.
2M+
More than two million grandparents in the United States are responsible for the grandchildren living with them.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Table S1002 Grandparents, 2023
For the Grandparent Who Might Read the Book To Kids
“The tree in this book is restored to health, not so it can rest, but so it can sustain others again. It offers shade at a stage in life it never felt possible. That is the picture I want a grandparent raising grandchildren to see. Not rest for its own sake, but strength enough to keep showing up for the ones who need you.”
— Michael Weissman
What's inside for this reader
The Abiding Tree is a deeply emotional journey hidden inside a short story. It cuts to the heart of the real issue: depletion. All along the way, the reader will find topics that we all are challenged by, including comparison to others, needing to wait, and continuing even though it is hard. A short excerpt:
“You gave when it cost you everything. Now you give from fullness. That is not small. That is glory.”
Whose praise is not from men, but from God. — Romans 2:29
How to give it
One way to make the gift even more impactful is to add a little verse or two on the cover page. It will make the book more special. Here are some great verses you might consider.
They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green.
Psalm 92:14 (WEB)
Even to old age I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Isaiah 46:4 (WEB)
He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither.
Psalm 1:3 (WEB)
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 (WEB)
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