As Maria Gracia noted in one of her newsletters: “This year, Father’s Day and the first day of summer [the summer solstice] arrive together…”
So, I am going to celebrate with some quotes:
“A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.”
~ Unknown ~
One way of celebrating the solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, and renewal.”
~ Sarah ban Breathnach ~ [Note: Sarah is one of my favorite authors.]
“Let the energy of the summer solstice help you to balance release, recharge.”
~ Unknown ~
“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.”
~ Billy Graham ~
And I’m going to end with the paraphrasing of something I received from one of my aunts AND then a quote that brought tears to my eyes:
“… Dad, I’m grateful for every memory, but God, how I wish I could hug you one more time.”
“Dad, wherever you are, you are gone, but you will never be forgotten.”
~ Conrad Hall ~