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A Father’s Day Mystery …

Father's Day is only two days away, and it first occurred to me today that I never considered the pain Jill might have experienced on that day each year. The heroine in my novel series longed to know her birth father--even made up stories about him in her head--but she didn't know his name or anything about him. What was it like for her when she saw other little girls with their fathers? Or Father's… Read More

Happy Father’s Day, Dad

In the late 1800's, the life of a young Civil War veteran's wife faded as she gave birth to their sixth child. Widower William Smart raised his daughter and five sons on the family farm in the state of Washington with such devotion that, as an adult, his daughter began a campaign to honor all fathers. In 1906, Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, then living in Spokane, discussed the idea with her pastor. She envisioned a… Read More