Saturday, June 20th, 2026. 7:11 PM.
Heavenly Father’s Day
Saturday
June 20th, 2026
Somethings Happened Again, Today . . .
Friday
Juneteenth 2026
June 19th.
This date may have been my parents’ wedding anniversary in 1948.
Today, I went out for a walk at 12:36 PM [I think it was that time].
My short-term memory is not perfectly reliable anymore.
I wasn’t sure which way I would take on this walk, either.
Well, I arrived at Sweet Avenue Where I Grew Up
The First 18 Years of My Life
I stopped exactly where I had stood on the last day of first grade.
It May Have Been June 17th, 1959.
I looked up Stanley Avenue –
Just as I had been doing in mid-June 1959 –
After getting home from school –
On the Last Day of First Grade —
Where and when I saw Eileen Gaouette walking down that hill of Stanley Avenue with 2 other girls with her. On that day – 67 years ago – when we were 7 – Eileen and her two young friends crossed the street and walked by me. I didn’t even know enough to say “Hi Eileen.” She and her friends just walked on by.
I know it’s been taking like Forever – however, I finally and really want to say “Hi Eileen.”
And today, I said softly, quietly, “Hi Eileen.” As I looked up Stanley Avenue – imagining her being there.
And then as I continued walking down sweet avenue. I said, “I love you, Eileen. I love you, Eileen Gaouette. You’re the prettiest girl i ever saw in all my life.”
“Hi Eileen Gaouette.”
And then, other things began happening. 5 children of varying ages began riding their bikes down Sweet Avenue. I stopped and said Hi to each one. Two said Hi back to me. Two remained quiet. One actually snubbed me.
Reminded me of a scene in the movie, Melody. At about the one-minute mark in that movie’s music video two young people exchange a snub in the cafeteria at school.
First of May Bee Gees Melody 1971 Lyrics Mark Lester Tracy Hyde
First of May Bee Gees Melody 1971 Lyrics Mark Lester Tracy Hyde – YouTube
A little while later, the one who gave me a snub look came riding his bike back up Sweet Avenue’s sidewalk. I stepped into the street to give him room to go by – the sidewalk of Sweet Avenue isn’t very wide. As he got close, I said Hi again. He remained silent. So just as he reached me, I said again – very sincerely – like I really wanted from my heart to hear him say Hi back to me. And he did. He said, “Hi.”
So, as I continued walking down Sweet Avenue, I thought that something was happening. I’m making some kind of progress. At least I can say Hi now. And some folks are saying Hi back to me.
Maybe there will someday be a National Hi Day.
MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine (Video)
MercyMe – I Can Only Imagine (Video) – YouTube
First of May Bee Gees Melody 1971 Lyrics Mark Lester Tracy Hyde
First of May Bee Gees Melody 1971 Lyrics Mark Lester Tracy Hyde
Mark: “Eileen, I never heard you speak. I wonder if the sound of your voice is the most beautiful-sounding voice I ever heard in all my life. I wonder if your voice will affect my heart as your face affects my eyes . . . Eileen. I wonder if the effect of your voice and your presence and the sight of you will be like the Breathe of Heaven to me.”
“Be Like Heaven to me” . . .
Amy Grant – Breath Of Heaven
Francesca Battistelli: “Be Born In Me (MARY)” – Official Lyric Video
Francesca Battistelli: “Be Born In Me (MARY)” – Official Lyric Video – YouTube
The Day of Dorothy Day
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz (1/8) Movie CLIP (1939) HD
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz (1/8) Movie CLIP (1939) HD – YouTube
Liza Minelli Is Judy Garland’s [“Dorothy’s]” Daughter
“Come Saturday Morning” by the Sandpipers
Mark's Imaginings 