Most grandparents would love the privilege of being present at the birth of a grandchild. Few get the chance, but Emily talks with several who have, and with a doctor and a midwife who have stories to tell and advice to offer. Also:
The Stretch it Takes: "To Doula or Not to Doula"
Passing Along Your Passions: My Very Humble Friend

Books for Grands:  .  Hello, Baby by Jenny Overend, illustr. Julie Vivas .  Before You Were Born by Jennifer Davis, illustr. Laura Cornell

SHOW NOTES

Here are details on our guests in this episode:

Midwife Mairi Breen Rothman is part of a group practice,  http://mamasmidwives.com. They have a Facebook page, MAMASMidwives. If you'd like to see Mairi in action, Voice of America produced a 28-minute documentary film about her and the topic of home birth at https://www.voanews.com/a/4671481.html. 

The Grand Life spoke with Dr. Becky Haak just after she returned from medical missionary work in Mozambique. See https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/emergency-field-hospital-opens-expanding-medical-care-in-mozambique/ .

Grandparent Nancy Mullins is a vlogger--more precisely, it's her amazingly chatty Papillon. See @abbythepap on Facebook.

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Emily looks at the loss of a grandchild with her friend Peg, who grandparented through such a loss, and with Miki Mathioudakis, chaplain for a women's hospital. Also:

--The Stretch It Takes: Losing Lucy (by miscarriage; she would have been Emily's granddaughter)
--Passing On Your Passion: Little Angel Gowns, Deborah Peebles
--Great Works for Grands: Adagio in G Minor, Albinoni (an example from YouTube)

SHOW NOTES

Peg's daughter, the mother of Mercy Joan, has a blog where you can learn more about their family and how they process the life and loss of an infant.

Little Angel Gowns has a website and a Facebook page. Emily's guest Deborah is their executive director; her email.

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Do you remember the first time you became a grandparent, or are you looking forward to the moment? Listen in as Emily Morgan hears from two new members of the club. This episode's theme is knitting, a metaphor for how we come close as parents, and then step away into our new role when that first grandchild arrives. Also: 

--The Stretch It Takes: Knitting Together
--Passing Along Your Passions: Four Generations of Knitters (at The Black Sheep Yarn and Fiber Arts in Noblesville, Indiana)

--Grandchild Books about Knitting:    
 "Freddie's Blanket" by Joanna Johnson      
"Phoebe's Sweater" by Joanna Johnson      
"A Hat For Mrs. Goldman" by Michelle Edwards and G. Brian Karas      "Ned the Knitting Pirate" by by Diana Murray and Leslie Lammle       

Emily mentions "Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting," by CBS-TV correspondent Lesley Stahl.

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The better we understand ourselves, the better we can relate to our children...and the better our relationships with our grandchildren. Emily talks with author and counselor Beth Booram about the Enneagram, a great tool for self-knowledge, and the challenges of transitioning from parent to grand. Also:

• The Stretch It Takes: Begin At The Beginning
• Passing Along Your Passions: Things of Beauty
• Great Works for Grands: Poet Emily Dickinson

For more information on Fall Creek Abbey, discussed by Beth, see https://www.fallcreekabbey.org . 

Beth and her husband David have written When Faith Becomes Sight. Also, "The Road Back To You," which Beth mentions in this episode, is a book and a podcast by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile.

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Grandparenting has evolved from three generations ago when we, as grandparents, were grandchildren. Where we live, where our grands live, who travels, how often--the expectations are not the same. What is the one factor that had changed grandparenting the most? Explore this with Emily Morgan and her friend Mickey, whose pipe-smoking grannny makes for a great story.

Also in Episode 1:

• Relationship Yoga: Send The Letter
• Passing On Your Passions: Making Space for Gatherings
• Great Works for Your Grands: "The Duel" by Eugene Field

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A two-minute preview of what to expect from "The Grand Life."

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