Comments on: Friday Focus | Letter Writing http://www.stylestatement.com/2010/02/friday-focus-letter-writing/ Live by your own design Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carrie http://www.stylestatement.com/2010/02/friday-focus-letter-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Carrie Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:02:31 +0000 http://www.stylestatement.com/?p=2419#comment-363 What a sweet lesson to teach your son. What a sweet lesson to teach your son.

]]> By: Emily-Sarah http://www.stylestatement.com/2010/02/friday-focus-letter-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Emily-Sarah Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:23:20 +0000 http://www.stylestatement.com/?p=2419#comment-360 Oh, yes, handwritten notes are a wonderful thing. My parents taught me at an early age that thank-you notes are important; the lesson became ingrained in me, not as a rote obligation but as a precious opportunity to pen a word of gratitude. It's a lovely way to connect to people and to shine a sweet light on their uniqueness/good deed/way in which they add to life. I'm attempting to start my son down this same thoughtful path. As soon as he was old enough to scribble, we started sharing some of his, ahem, art with others. Now he draws pictures and signs his name and dictates a sentence of love and thanks to friends, family and acquaintances. I put his exact words in quotations. And when someone is celebrating or sick or in need of a an act of kindness, we always have extra drawings of his that we personalize. (This is also a lovely way to utilize the proliferation of artwork a five-year-old produces!) :-) Also, my 91-year-old great aunt still writes notes. And the cards and letters she receives? She takes time each day to pick a different one to read and to pray especially for the sender(s) -- for any specific needs of which she's aware and for God's blessings. What a simple yet mighty ministry. Oh, yes, handwritten notes are a wonderful thing. My parents taught me at an early age that thank-you notes are important; the lesson became ingrained in me, not as a rote obligation but as a precious opportunity to pen a word of gratitude. It’s a lovely way to connect to people and to shine a sweet light on their uniqueness/good deed/way in which they add to life.

I’m attempting to start my son down this same thoughtful path. As soon as he was old enough to scribble, we started sharing some of his, ahem, art with others. Now he draws pictures and signs his name and dictates a sentence of love and thanks to friends, family and acquaintances. I put his exact words in quotations. And when someone is celebrating or sick or in need of a an act of kindness, we always have extra drawings of his that we personalize. (This is also a lovely way to utilize the proliferation of artwork a five-year-old produces!) :-)

Also, my 91-year-old great aunt still writes notes. And the cards and letters she receives? She takes time each day to pick a different one to read and to pray especially for the sender(s) — for any specific needs of which she’s aware and for God’s blessings. What a simple yet mighty ministry.

]]> By: Kiran Corneille http://www.stylestatement.com/2010/02/friday-focus-letter-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Kiran Corneille Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:22:27 +0000 http://www.stylestatement.com/?p=2419#comment-356 I can not agree with you more. :) I can not agree with you more. :)

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