Tag Archives: Father’s Day

Now Face West

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Stephanie

This is the tenth Father’s Day that has dawned for my children without their father here with them.  This year, they all are also separated from each other, occupying different spaces on two continents. Seven years have passed since we … Continue reading →

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A Wishbone Sunset and a Journey Home

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Stephanie

  July 16th, 2016. At the appointed late afternoon hour,  one of our daughters was a wedding guest several hours away. She was in the same chapel where, at a service of remembrance four winters ago, the sun had suddenly … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Deluge

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Stephanie

It’s difficult to mark Father’s Day when the man to whom fatherhood was the most fundamental adult role is no longer here. My children and I have occupied different venues on such days, first venturing only across the state border for … Continue reading →

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A Father’s Day Toast

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Stephanie

My electronic inbox overflows with entreaties to make Father’s Day purchases at deep discounts.  Shopping is not on my mind. Even my reliably soothing farm game saddens me with a “Father’s Day Quest” in which a brown-eyed, raven-haired girl pops … Continue reading →

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