Illustrations on Fatherhood

Resources from the Archives

• The Coolest Dad in the Universe

  by Angie K. Ward

• The Dog and Dad

  from the Bible Illustrator

• Holiday Classics

  by Sil Galvan

• And God Said "I Love You"

  by Sil Galvan

• My Dad

  by Tom Krause

  The earliest memory I have of my father is one of me as a young boy grabbing his hand and him guiding me along as we walked together. I'll always remember that. I remember the times when my father would bring his bread truck by the house early in the morning on those cold days when I was home from school over Christmas break. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered the bread to the stores. The smell and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm both at the same time. I'll always remember that. In high school I became very interested in athletics. My father would attend all my games. During my senior year, our football team qualified to play in the state championship game. It was the first time in the history of our school. The night before the game my father came to me and sadly told me that he would not be able to attend the game. He had to deliver the bread to the stores and the game was a three hour drive from his route. He said he would listen to the game on the transistor radio. I said that I understood. The next day as game time approached I thought about my dad. As I lined up for the opening kick-off, I happened to look across the field into the parking lot. There I saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He made the game and we won that state championship. I'll always remember that...

• My Father's Voice

  by Laura Marshall

• What's Wrong with Your Dad?

  by Carol Darnell

  A daughter comes to see her father for what he really is. Copyright 1999 by Carol Darnell. (Carol was born in Lubbock, Texas, and is a wife and proud mother of three children: Nicole, Kyle and Kevin. She has been married for twenty years. She is a preschool gymnastic instructor in Corona, California. Her article was written as a loving tribute to her father, Lawrence Anderson, who passed away in 1989. Currently writing a humorous book about parenting, she also performs stand-up comedy. Comments may be sent to her at cdfun@netzero.net.) Reprinted with the author's permission from Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul, copyright 1999 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL.