So the kids had their homemade gifts for their daddy today....the same, no doubt, as many kids did today.

So daddy is happy with the love and memories created by such gifts from the heart.

And he truly deserves it. He is a fantastic dad. He gives his all to his kids....and they love him for it.

My dad sadly died when I was 14.

A year before I had left my dad in Scotland to come to Canada with my mom.

Dad was an alcoholic.
We had endured losing everything we owned and watching him spiral down over the years.

The move split our family asunder. My Aunts and Uncle on my dad's side would never speak to us again after that and the death of my Grandmother.

Throughout all though, my dad was always devoted to me. He was a loving man..despite all his problems and he really did try.

However, it was just hard seeing past the drunken rages and illness and lies and hurt that he was causing my mom and his family and friends.

When I came to Canada..I found it really hard to correspond with him.

Everything was so 'fake'..so forced...dear old dad rolling along. I knew it was far worse than that.

The sadness and worry drove me away and I was not very good at keeping in touch with him.

I am sure I broke his heart..I am sure that was the final thing...

But I also think he understood.

I miss my dad.

But I can't even remember what his voice sounded like.

I do remember all the fun things he would do with me.
All the playtimes and park times....his patience was great with that stuff.

And if I lived in THAT moment, I could forget all the other things going on around us.

For a moment.

I do wish he was alive.

I wish he had seen his grandchildren.

I wish he had been at my wedding.

Fathers can't all be perfect or good.

We all can't have happy memories of them.

But for those of you that do...congratulations.

Mimi Writes challenged a wack of us to spread the word for her Blog Blast for Wednesday June 4 - a BlogBlast for Peace.

I was struck by this because when I was in a choir we sang a song called ‘Dona Nobis Pacem’ and it was one our favorites.

If I could have one wish come true,

It would be peace for me and you.

Peace in our hearts

and in our minds,

Peace now and ever for all mankind’

So. How do you blog for peace?

There are many bloggers out there who fight for causes either through lobbying or volunteering or giving of charity and so on.

There are many bloggers like Mimi herself who work hard at making sure we are always aware of those living in far worse situation than us.

Reminders that while me feel ‘at peace’ - while we feel ’safe’ - it is really only an illusion….a feeling of safety usually created by nice homes, secure jobs and the fact that people aren’t currently trying to massacre us if we try to leave our homes.

But what is peace?

When will there be peace?

Does peace just mean the end to war?

But what is a war or military action is required to save a persecuted people? Is that not creating peace THROUGH war?

I like that we can all wish for peace. But I think we have to think small scale for now.

I like that we can fight for those who need help being heard.

I want the wish for peace to mean a growth of global effort in equalizing the have and have not’s.

I want the wish for peace to mean that we will speak out when WE or any other persons, nations or groups are being unjustly treated.

A united voice for fairness.

That is what I want for ‘Peace’

• A day of laundry stretching before you


• A morning routine that inludes too much kitty litter cleaning.


• NEVER SLEEPING IN.


• Pretty much always the first person up.
  -Majority of work goes unsung

And my biggest....not being able to help my dh when we worry about money.

I hate feeling like part of the problem instead of the solution.

I wanted to pass on the news…spread the word!

From Mimi at Mimi Writes…http://mimiwrites.blogspot.com/
BlogBlast For Peace Meme ~ Join The Revolution
Here are the rules and the story.
Copy this into a post, ADD YOUR NAME to the bottom of the tag list and tag as many people as you’d like.

The Peace Globe project began in the fall of 2006 with a simple post from one blog, Mimi Writes. The post ignited a flame in the blogosphere. The flame became a passion. The passion became a movement. It amazingly traveled from blog to blog to blog across the globe. Bloggers wrote passionate articles on what peace means to them, along with the promise of three Latin words scribbled on a globe - Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) - branded with the integrity of their names or blog names. It was positively inspiring to watch. And it began to happen all over the world - from Singapore to China to Afghanistan to Brooklyn.

It was simple. And powerful.
In less than two weeks bloggers from all across the globe will blog for peace.
We will speak with one voice. One subject. One day.
Won’t you join us?
June 4, 2008

How To Get Your Peace Globe In 4 easy steps!

1. Choose one of the four Peace Globe designs in this post. Right CLICK and SAVE in JPG format.


2. Sign the globe using Paint, Photoshop or a similar graphics tool. Decorate the globe anyway you wish. You can even include the name of your blog. Click here for hundreds of inspiring examples from previous BlogBlasts.


3. Return the peace globe to me via email ~ mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com - Let me know your blog’s name and url by leaving a comment here and signing the Mr. Linky. Your submission will be numbered and dated in the official gallery . Your globe and post will be listed on the Official BlogBlast For Peace website and The Peace Globe Posts page.

Here’s the most important part.

1. On June 4, 2008 DISPLAY YOUR GLOBE IN A POST. Title your post “Dona Nobis Pacem”. This is important. The goal is for all blog post titles to say the same thing on the same day. Write about peace that day or simply fly your globe. Click here for examples of peace globe posts from previous BlogBlasts.

The tag list is HUGE on Mimi’s page…..she is hitting EVERYONE one this…but it is a nice idea….and after the HUMAN RIGHTS BLOG BLAST..quite fitting.

Must go round the buzz and share some love!!!