Today, Facebook notified me that I had three memories that I posted on today's date--three different years. I was happy to see that they were memories of past Father's Days.
My Dad with our family on one of our many summer trips to Utah.
Below was posted on Facebook June, 2024.
Happy Father's Day to the best Dad of these wonderful children.
1998
This was posted on Facebook in June 2013
When columnist Claudia Heller sent out this request, I knew just what to send her.
“For my Father's Day column, please send me a few quotes and the constant advice your father gave you while you were growing up -- his words of wisdom that have stayed with you, and a sentence or two about him.”
I was happy that she started out her article honoring my dad.(Claudia's words that are highlighted in yellow are shown below the article.)
"Many Alzheimer's patients become mean and cantankerous as the disease progresses," said Kathleen. "But at the end of my Dad's life, he remained pleasant, and developed a childlike personality. This is the spirit my dad displayed throughout his whole life.
"She (Kathleen) fondly recalls that when she and her siblings would work in the yard, her father would often say: 'Many hands make light work.'
"Duartean Kathleen Magnusson lost her father, Kiefer Harris, seven years ago when he was 76."
This was posted on Facebook in June 2012:
I’ve had similar experiences as a little girl with my own father and family in Fernley, Nevada, and as a wife and mother with Scott, in Victorville, Calif that is told in the video below. I’m grateful for the fathers in our lives who have the courage to always keep moving ahead when faced with difficult trials. Happy Father’s Day!
This was posted on Facebook in June 2016:
Scott -- a great father to a great group of kids. Magpad 2007
Thank you, Facebook, for the wonderful Father's Day memories.
I just happened upon this Youtube video that made my day.These songs brought me back to my teenage years, and I'm sure my friends that I grew up with will enjoy listening to these songs too.
This is what the Youtube channel says about this video:
Take a joyful trip back to the 1960s, when pop songs were bright, catchy, and impossible not to smile at. This countdown revisits fifteen feel-good classics that still light up the room within seconds and bring pure nostalgia with every note.
🎵 Songs Featured:
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
It’s My Party – Leslie Gore
Knock Three Times – Tony Orlando and Dawn
I Want to Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel
California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & the Papas
The Loco-Motion – Little Eva
Happy Together – The Turtles
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse
Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann
Dizzy – Tommy Roe
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
AI says about the 60’s:
The 1960s was an iconic decade of massive cultural, social, and political transformation. Spanning from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1969, the era fundamentally reshaped fashion, civil rights, music, and space exploration.
Add to that: I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Hippie movement evolved. It made for an interesting time and place to grow up. I was blessed to grow up in a home that kept me grounded in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Enjoy.
June 19, 2026
Here I am 13 days later after posting this blogpost the first time. Today, I ran into this video talking about the songs from the 70's. Well, guess what! I'm also a child of the 70's. Make that a teenage child of the 70's. I started high school in 1970 and graduated in 1974. Enjoy going back to the song of the 70's.
This is what the Youtube channel says about this video:
These 15 songs from the 1970s feel like pure golden hour sunshine. No heartbreak. No heaviness. Just warm, uplifting nostalgia that still glows decades later. From soft rock classics to joyful pop anthems, this countdown celebrates the happiest side of seventies music.
🎵 Songs Featured:
Let Your Love Flow – The Bellamy Brothers
Make It With You – Bread
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – James Taylor