Unconventional Grandparenting: A Story of Lost Connections, Borrowed Blessings and a Long-Awaited Gift

Not every grandparenting story begins with pink balloons or blue cupcakes. Some begin with waiting. Some with loss. Some with love that has nowhere to go.In Unconventional Grandparenting, Stacey Randall invites readers into a deeply personal journey of loving children through unexpected pathways—children borrowed from church families, foster babies loved and released, seasons of estrangement, and the quiet ache of missed milestones. A simple highchair becomes a silent witness to hope, heartbreak, and God’s steady presence in the everyday and the undone.With warmth, honesty, and gentle humor, Stacey reflects on learning to love without control, grieve without despair, and trust Jesus with what cannot be fixed. Her stories reveal a God who gathers every tear and redeems even the most complicated family stories.The long-awaited arrival of her grandson in 2025 does not erase what came before—it builds upon it, revealing a faith shaped and deepened through waiting.Part memoir, part devotional, Unconventional Grandparenting offers space to reflect, journal, and rest in the assurance that love is never wasted—and that God remains faithful, even when life unfolds differently than planned. Read more