Hi Folks:
All of Marcia and Mike’s parents are gone now, but we have two sons and a son-in-law and five beautiful grandchildren. We are Grandy and Grandalf! 🧙♀️&🧙♂️
As with those who are moms, Happy Father’s Day today to all of the strong, loving men who are fathers, to those who are chosen dads, surrogate dads, step-dads, adoptive dads, and to the women who are also dads.
Special thanks to all those who love and support them.
Hugs,
M&M
We stand on the shoulders of giants.
Many thanks from us to all of the men and women who fulfill this role.
Hugs,
M&M
To all of the fathers out there, to all of the dads, and to all of the mothers, uncles, aunts, Big Brothers, brothers, sisters, friends… and others who fulfill that role: Thank you.
Hugs,
M&M
To all fathers and those who have assumed the role: uncles, aunts, grandparents, siblings, friends and others, today we salute you for the monumental task you have undertaken. Remember to lead with love.
Hugs,
M&M
Father and Son
(look closely)
Hi Folks:
Today is Father’s Day, and as such today we celebrate fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, as well as all of those men (and women) who have stepped in as surrogates to fill the roles left open for them. We salute you all. Being a dad isn’t an easy prospect…nor is it meant to be.
Today is a bittersweet day for us as both Marcia’s father and Mike’s dad passed away last year, within a couple of months of each other. As such we were struggling a bit to come up with a way to honour our dads and all that they’ve given us over the years. We came across the following poem from Terri St. Cloud and it says it better, perhaps, than we could:
honoring you
We do our best, every day, to do just that. Embrace those you love, today and every day. Let them know how important they are to you!!
With love and hugs,
Grandy and Grandalf
Hidden (photo by Marcia)
P.S. We live in a society where people are fearful of death, and (unfortunately) where the last act for most people is toxic to the planet on which they lived their entire lives. There’s an interesting TED talk on the subject, here: When I die, recompose me
Hi Folks:
I’m old enough to remember when a family was considered to be a combination of a mother, a father and 1.8 children – although I was never sure which one of the kids lost out on that one. But if that was considered ‘normal’, my family was, and continues to be anything but normal. Of course, if you go back 600 years or so the word family meant ‘servants, domestics or members of a household’ (from the Latin familia) so the etymology has changed a bit over time.
In his book ‘Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah‘, Richard Bach wrote:
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.†Continue Reading →
