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I am a 63 year old mother of two amazing women and the lucky grandparent of Maddie and Jacob (as seen in my photo). I've been married to the man of my dreams, Jonathan, for 11 years. I live on the west coast of Florida where I get to see dolphins swimming and seabirds flying from morning till night right from my office window. I am also the founder and publisher of GRAND - The Online Magazine for GRANDparents & the grandkids who love them.

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How did you get to where you are now?

My career path has been a straight arrow leading me right to where I am now. Starting out in the 70's I had the good fortune of founding a very successful business that then afforded me the opportunity to discover the exciting world of publishing and the power it had to help people. I became a child and family advocate which lead to the launch of a chain of family magazines to help young parents. As I grew and my family grew with GRANDchildren...I launched GRAND - The Online Magazine for GRANDparents & the grandkids who love them...

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I am much more confident in who I am as a person and what I can contribute to society. I am less concerned about material possessions and much more focused on my friends, family and community. I also have a much more profound appreciation for how previous our time on this earth is and not to waste sweating the small stuff.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself continuing my work as a child and family advocate and increasing my role as an environmetal activest. I also see myself expanding our GRAND reach to grandparents around the world.Continuing to be the best role model possible for my grandchildren and finish my project of getting my pilot's licence.

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Response to: Best political websites (and a few more)

Comment posted on September 16, 2010 at 2:42 pm:
"From one Christine to another Christine. This is Christine Crosby, publisher of GRAND - The Online Magazine for GRANDparents. I'm inspired by the active role you are taking to help Barack Obama succeed. I'm also worried about what is coming..." (read comment)

Response to: This is what bigotry looks like

Comment posted on March 22, 2010 at 2:23 pm:
"Unfortunately, we boomers contributed mightlily to the practice of ageism and now, we must contribute mightily to stop it. To quote Pogo, "We've seen the enemy and it's us."..." (read comment)

Response to: Need a grandmother name for me

Comment posted on January 12, 2010 at 12:58 pm:
"Hi Carol, Check out the list of grandparent names on www.grandmagazine.com where hundreds of grandparents have listed their "GRANDparent name." As you are about to become a grand (that is the name we u..." (read comment)

Response to: What challenges have helped you grow the most?

Comment posted on September 14, 2009 at 1:01 pm:
"Hi Nancy, This is Christine Crosby, publisher of GRAND - The Online Magazine for GRANDparents. As Carol already said, your story is inspiring. Might you be open to sharing with our readers? If so, please contact me at (read comment)

Response to: How do we love today? Help me count the ways

Comment posted on July 2, 2009 at 8:59 pm:
"I fell in love all over again with a man I met 15 years earlier, but I broke it off quickly as our lives were "too different" to even consider trying to make it work then. We got back together after 15 years and now here we are married 11 years ..." (read comment)