Writing Letters To Loved Ones

I spent a couple days last week propped up in my recliner watching the funerals of George H. W. Bush. Regardless of what your political leanings might be, it would be very difficult to have not been touched and impressed by the love and honor paid to that man. And, the stories of his devotion to family and friends made me take stock of my own dealings with the people in my life.

I used to love to write letters. And, I have saved a few letters that my husband wrote to me when he was away in his Navy days. But, then along came email... and then texting.... and then social media and snapchats and the like and we have lost our handwritten communication. How sad... there will be no letters to pull out when we are in our later years, to read, remember, cherish.

You may be wondering where I am going with this.

I have decided that it is time for me to pull out my stationery, my ballpoint pen, my postage stamps. I want to start writing letters to my family and friends. If they don't reply, that's ok. I don't expect them to. But, I just feel a need to put my thoughts on paper, to pour my love and appreciation out to those who mean the most to me.

Call me an old fool. Yes, I can send emails, yes, I text. I don't do snapchat but I do Marco Polo (videos to send to people). I enjoy facebook and Instagram. But, there is just something about getting a letter in the mail!! So, fool or not, that is what I am going to start doing.