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George Goens is one of the fathers we feature in our film, Every Partner Counts. His daughter, Betsy died during childbirth and her family has struggled do deal with this immense loss. Last week we received this letter from George and with his permission, we’re sharing it with all of you:

Childbirth Connection, a leading resource hub for all-things maternal health-related has recently released several surveys regarding US women’s childbirth experiences.

Several stories claim to be the inspiration forFather’s Day. Some of them go back thousands of years, but there are two that get the most credit for why we celebrate Father’s Day as a designated holiday here in the U.S. One story says it all started in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908 when Grace Golden Clayton suggested to the minister of the local Methodist church that they hold services to celebrate the fathers who died in a mine explosion that killed 361 men.

Certain songs have the power of marking a specific place in time for you. Sometimes it's the melody that resonates and sometimes it's the lyrics that express a sentiment just perfectly. Other times it simply the feeling they inspired the moment you first heard it.