Lillian Penner is an author, speaker, avid blogger, and grandmother residing with her husband, John, in Portland, Oregon. They have been married for more than fifty years and have three married sons, nine grandchildren, and five great-granddaughters.
Penner is Co-Prayer Director for Christian Grandparenting Network (CGN), and she blogs about her passion to encourage grandparents to intentionally pray for their grandchildren on her website. She has also developed several Prayer cards with Scriptures to Pray for Grandchildren. She leads two prayer groups for grandparents.
She has been active in church ministry for over fifty years, led an outreach ministry for young mothers, a mentoring ministry for women, and various other church ministries. She has participated in short term missions in Ukraine and volunteered with several Christian ministries.
She and her husband enjoy traveling, but most of all, enjoy spending time with their children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter.