Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Today is a special day, in which we all have the opportunity to share a special gift of gratitude for our fathers. A mother is generally celebrated for her nurturing characteristics but fathers can be very nurturing, as well. Western, cultural influence has created an image of a father as simply the “provider for the family.” What this has meant to men and their families is that a father’s role is simply to work hard, put food on the table and make sure that the needs of the family of taken care of.

What a warped perspective this has created for many men and their contribution to the family and society, as a whole. A Father is the male figure that young girls will base future partners upon. A Father is the figure that young boys will try and emulate their entire future after. Does this help explain or bring to light some of the “dysfunctional” family dynamics going on today?

A father has an immense amount of love to share with the family. Fathers are playful, wise, creative, exciting, adventurous, warm, comforting and funny, to name a few characteristics.  Let’s recognize and give thanks for the 'providing aspects' of fathers today but let’s Celebrate the love that they bring to the family and the wonderful experience of life, too!

So, on that note, the quote of the day is: (the quote I gave to my Dad)

“With outstretched arms, safe and sheltering, like the boughs of an evergreen branch; a Father’s love for his children strengthens and grows with each passing year.” tc

Narrow Passage

When I look back upon my life, I honestly have to admit, that some of the decisions that I made only worked out because all the surrounding details fit together precisely at the same time, also.


Here is an example of what I mean: There was one time when I decided to move. I felt that I should leave city-life and return to the country/mountain-life that I love. Weighing my desire to move against the work involved, was intense. I had to get out of a long rental agreement that I was only a few months into. I had to find a new place to live that met the criteria for my family and I to live in. I had two kids that would require changing schools. I had a full-time job at the opposite end of the town that would increase travel time and fuel cost. I was going to night school, which meant that I would still have to return to the city once a week for classes. I also had to include the legal modifications that needed to be worked out with the courts due to parental visiting time with their father and such.

Boy, thinking about all the duties, obligations and work mounting before me was enough to make anyone feel slightly overwhelmed. However, giving the thought of moving a couple more weeks to stew in my mind, I established a game-plan, if you will. Within three months of coming to the surety that I was supposed to move, I had accomplished, without negative recourse, a new home, new renters for the old rental, a new school for the boys, a new job, the legal documentation completed and a schedule for my education.

By looking at the “Big Picture of what was required to make this move happen, I could have succumbed to the inundation of the whole change being too much to handle or deal with. But, by sorting out the step-by-step process of what became the priority duty to handle first and establishing a basic working plan, I was able to achieve the many tasks before me, seemingly effortlessly.

So, on that note, the quoted of the day is:

“When something is right for your life, you may be presented with a narrow passageway in which to travel but everything will fall into place.” tc