By Harmony Vuycankiat My Father’s Faith
I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy lately. When my dad passed away in 2011, I lost the most influential…
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By Jordan Pederson It’s Another Christmas Without You
It's that time of year. Everyone shines a little brighter, everything shimmers a little more. The cooler temps create a…
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By Shannon Shpak The Fragile Heart of Grief
I started planting roses, and for a few years, it was this peaceful respite that I looked forward to each…
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By Connie Cumming My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me
I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
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By Suka Nasrallah The Little Girl in Me Still Yearns For a Present Father
My dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…
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I Wish My Father Were Still Here
Dear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…
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By Her View From Home My Husband is the Father My Own Dad Never Was
My father and I danced to The Chicks "Landslide" at my wedding reception. It wasn't a typical father-daughter dance song…
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By Liz Newman The Power of a Father’s Love and An Old Bible
Dad, When you were here, we talked on the phone every morning. It was a daily rhythm and ritual until…
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By Christine Banks The Father I Knew is Already Gone, But I’m Not Ready to Say Goodbye
My father is gone, but he hasn't died. His situation is purgatory—what many families experience when someone they love suffers…
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