Happy Father’s Day

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“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” ~ Theodore Hesburgh

I know it’s Father’s Day and that I wrote about my father on Mother’s Day. So, I think I’ll talk about both of my parents today.

This coming October, will be the 19th anniversary of my father’s death, and I think my Mother really misses him. We had to move Mom into an assisted living home. In one way it’s great because it’s a beautiful home, with a few other residents for her to get to know, but she admitted that she’s been suffering from depression. I think part of that is because she misses Dad. They were married for almost 54 years, and after that amount of time, at least that’s how it is for Barry and me, you get into a rhythm with your partner that you don’t have with the new people you meet. 

We were watching The Night Agent, last night and the two main characters were talking about relationships. They had different points of view when they saw older people together, in the park or in a restaurant and they weren’t talking. The man said something like, “Yes, it’s like they have nothing left to say to each other.” But the woman said, “No, it’s like they know each other so well that they don’t need to talk. They can just enjoy each other’s company without speaking.” I loved that. I think my Mom would love to be able to sit with Dad and just enjoy being in his energy while they each read their separate book, or maybe enjoy, sitting on the porch watching the wildlife. I know I enjoy just “being” with Barry.

In the Jesse Stone movies, Tom Selleck, playing Jesse, says on more than one occasion, “Father’s are important.” And he’s right. Even if they aren’t the greatest father, we can learn lots from them. Mine was great and I did learn a lot from him, lessons I use every day.

So Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. I hope you have a great day to be with family and friends.

On another note, I’m making the transition to a different hosting platform for Story-Power. I’m not sure how long it will take, but soon all of the Story-Power episodes will be moved to the new platform. I’ll give you the link for them, in case you want to listen and read the show notes there.

I will continue to keep Sage Woman Chronicles here on WordPress. Thanks so much for all of you who follow, like and comment.

And finally, some good news. Story-Power won a Positive Change Podcast Award! I’m very excited.

Blessings,

Lucinda Sage-Midgorden © 2023

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