Hand written notes and letters, have virtually become a thing of the past, with the speed and convenience of technology communications today. I admit, I am all about using the computer, especially, for communication. I do love it. The phone, not so much. But there are some folks in my life, who are not going to e-mail with me, anytime soon in their lifetime. Meaning, never!
For example, one of those people, is my beloved Godmother. First of all, I am blessed beyond all reason, to be able to call her my Godmother. Although she has Godchildren that number in the double digits, (which is a testimony to the kind of beautiful, loving person she is), she has always made me feel like her only one. She has always made me feel extremely special to her, and unconditionally loved, forever. She is now in her 70’s. She is not into the computer much at all. And I thank God for it, because her fairly frequent notes and letters are some of my most precious possessions I have. They always fill me in on how she and my Godfather are, what they have been doing, and they ask about varied details of my life at the time as well. But most of all, from the greeting to the closing, they express her sincere and abundant love for me. For our whole family. Her love, and promise of being included in her daily prayers, is not only in her eloquent words, that so adequately express as much. It’s in the very flow of her handwriting. It’s in the sound of her voice that I always hear in my head, as I read her mail. It’s in her little drawn signature heart, that is always beside her name. She not only writes to me, but she and {A} have been pen-pals for some years now. Yes, she’s a faithful writer. Even though she admittedly says her hand shakes as she writes due to age now, and she doesn’t write quite as often, her need to express how much she cares about us, (and others, I imagine) encourages her to keep on.
Oh, she calls on the phone now and then, too. Oh, her voice. I can’t tell you how sweet, this woman’s voice is. Again….you can hear the love for you that she has, in every single word she speaks. So much so, that we have no less than 3 messages on our answering machine, that no one can bear to delete! It would just feel….wrong! A couple are at least 5 years old. So we hear them every time we listen to all of our messages. Maybe someday, we’ll delete them, although I can’t imagine. But her letters, and cards, I will keep forever.
I have letters, cards with written sentiments, and drawings from other loved ones as well. I have several boxes stuffed with precious pieces of postal mail, although it’s not often I need to lift the lid anymore, to stuff another one in, with the few true writers left in the world. Except from my Godmother, of course.
Do you have very meaningful handwritten mail, that you have saved? Could you think of a hand-written letter or note that you have received, right now, that meant so much to you? Do e-mails give you quite the same warm-fuzzies, as the personal mail you find in your street mailbox or post office box?
I have to admit…….we get some pretty meaningful, warm-fuzzy e-mails (as discussed on the HOME PAGE right now. If you haven’t been there today, please read there as well if you have the time this visit.)
But I can tell you, that one of my very most treasured messages, was a little note my mother wrote to me, in a book that she gave me, at a very difficult time in my life. The book itself was full of lovely images and press-printed text of poems and quotes, that I know were all meant for me. But it was her written words in that book, that spoke to my heart the most. They were the words I needed to ‘hear’ so much at that time, that I had not even allowed myself to realize it, until I read them on that page.
I want to encourage you all, to re-embrace once again, writing to those you love. Perhaps not all of the time. But more-so. Maybe a note to let someone know you’ve been thinking of them. Or a dated love letter for your children, to stick in their box of baby things, to find and read when they are older. A quick thank you, to someone who took the time to do something nice for you, even though a quick e-mail would suffice.
And so, I’d like to give away, this beautiful set of cards seen in these photos. They come in a nice and sturdy keepsake box, with a velcro closure. There is 16 cards and envelopes, and a variety of 4 designs.
They all depict beautiful, carefree artwork, and express sweet little reminders of the joys of life. Just writing in one, will bring cheer to your own heart. Never mind how you’ll brighten someone’s day, when they open their mailbox, or find it in a surprise place unexpectedly.
I love how even the inside of these cards, have design. They aren’t just a little something on the front, only to open to a plain white inside. That blank white space that makes you feel pressure. lol
No…..they are all as lovely on the inside, as they are on the outsides.
Even the backs, are pretty!
Of course, I would never send you this beautiful stationary card set, only for you to have the excuse of, “Well, I don’t have a good pen to write with.”
So, a brand new fine Paper Mate pen, will be sent with your gift.
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I’ll even write you a hand-written note, myself, and it send along with your card set and pen. Oh don’t worry, I didn’t write on one of YOUR cards in the set. You can bet when I came across a stationary card set this cute, I got one for myself! After all, if I’m going to talk the talk, I’ll have to walk the walk, too. No pressure to stuff my note in your box of keepsake letters, though. (Although you can-if-you-want-to-ooo.) My only goal, is for YOU, to write notes, that OTHERS want to stuff in their boxes. For you to leave a little hand-written legacy of love behind in your life.
To enter to win, just tell us a little about the most meaningful hand-written note or letter you have ever gotten. The one, or one of the ones (if you are blessed enough to have a collection), that you treasure the most. The details are not necessary, if you are uncomfortable sharing that much. (Although you know we’d all eat that up. ; ). But a brief mention of who it was from, maybe what occasion, if there was one. Whatever you’d like to share.
That’s it! If you can do that, you are entered to win all of the above.
Remember……..the 3 L’s, whatever you do.
But also remember……if you don’t play, you can’t win! Don’t you love free stuff? We do! And we’d love to send these gifts to YOUR door step! WE LOVE DOING STUFF LIKE THIS!! So please join in on the fun!
Entries for this drawing will be accepted until the close of Tuesday, April 20, 2010. A winner will be announced sometime the next day, on Wednesday, April 21st.
GOOD LUCK!