Category Archives: Grandparenting

Striding Upon the Face of the Earth

Fresh off the plane from Calgary and a few days with some very special friends, our daughter’s client needed her doula care, so in blew our sweet Gabrielle for a few days of blissful play! The decor changes from Arts … Continue reading

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Welcome Eilidh!

The joy of new life is remarkable in itself but when it happens in my own family, the joy factor jumps through the roof. With impeccable timing, Eilidh (Gaelic for ‘Ay-lee’ meaning bird/bright) Lily Smoker arrived on her due date … Continue reading

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Nearly Time

The last few days of a pregnancy are some of the longest. Our first child’s due date was April 4 and she took her time, arriving on April 22. Our second child’s due date was April 6 and he decided … Continue reading

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Fly, Nannie Bird, Fly!

There is nothing quite like having your very own cheerleader. Mine is all of 2 and she’s a star at it. On her last visit, we played ‘making nests’ in pillows and blankets to hide from an imaginary storm. Inevitably she asks for a … Continue reading

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Breathing in the Wonder

Everyone talks about gratitude and most of us feel it in response to something good we get to be a part of. There are days when that sense of overwhelming, undeserved, isn’t-the-world-great overtakes all else and we wonder that such … Continue reading

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Girls’ Weekend

    Although it’s the first there is already something traditional-feeling about a pre-Christmas Smoker girls’ weekend in Victoria. Our youngest son came over to Dad-sit last weekend so I could join the girls and what a gift of a time we … Continue reading

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Pure Joy

I want you to pause for just a moment and recall something or someone that brings you pure joy. What’s the criteria that makes for pure joy? Relationships are complicated, aren’t they? People come with the incredible mark of the Creator … Continue reading

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Family Reunion

One beautiful, not too hot Saturday, our family and extended family met on the beach for a good time of catch-up and play. There are 2 great grandparents, 4 grandparents, 2 sets of parents, 3 couples without kids and the 3 precious … Continue reading

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Summer Sweetness

I admit to blog saturation after our Middle East trip but life has gone on in spite of my lack of reporting. Here are a few of summer’s highlights: A trip to Pender Island to hang out with you-know-who! A … Continue reading

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Puddle Buddies

While the rest of Vancouver Island and BC, for that matter, has had quite enough rain, thank you very much, Gabrielle doesn’t mind one bit. On the weekend, we left the coziness of home and hearth in search of the perfect … Continue reading

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