I found some pretty flowerbuds coming up through the leaves. Don’t you love glimpses of God’s beauty? For all you garden geeks, these buds are tulips and daffodils. I hope to plant some wild flowers and black eyed Susan’s soon. Enjoy God’s beautiful earth!
How many of you have listened for the mail truck? When you hear it, you run down to the curb to meet it and see if there is any mail for you. There is quite a bit of junk mail, some bills and maybe a catalog for clothing. Doesn’t your heart jump when you see an envelope addressed to you? It could be a birthday card, a postcard or a letter from a friend.
According to the Huffington Post, teens now send over 60 texts a day. Everytime you get a text is it as special as receiving a letter in the mail?
Some might argue that writing letters is a waste. It wastes paper, money (for stamps), and time (who wants to sit and write letters?). But receiving a letter in the mail, is a special experience. It lets the other person know that you care about them, you took the time to make and personalize a letter to them.
As I write this, my sister is sitting across the table from me. For the last hour or so she has written four letters for friends. She has a letter box which contains stamps, envelopes, address labels, pens, cute stationary and her friends addresses. She personalized each of them, adding hearts and smiley faces to the envelopes. Carefully, she cuts stationary and scrapbook paper and writes a nice letter that sincerely inquires how her friends are doing. It makes me smile to think about the young girls who will recieve those letters. Letters bring a smile to peoples days.
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
Proverbs 16:24
How can you share love through letters? -Application
Who will you write to?
Some suggestions…
1. Someone elderly. (a grandparent or elderly neighbor)
2. Someone who needs encouragement. (a young mom, a person who is sick)
3. Someone you want to get to know better.
4. Your friends.
5. A penpal. (you can probably even get a penpal overseas)
6. Someone you don’t see a lot. (a cousin, friend who moved away)
What should I include in my letter?
Some suggestions…
1. a Bible verse
2. a brief update on how you are doing
3. a sincere inquiry on how they are doing
4. a question to have them answer
5. a game (my sister plays tic-tac-toe with her penpal through letters)
A couple tips…
-make it personal! (stickers, drawings and small gifts)
-if writing a birthday card try to send it off at least a week before the birthday
-try to respond as soon as you can after you receive a response
I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. Mother Theresa
Thank you for reading.
Priscilla
My mom went on a road trip with a friend for two days, so me and my sister stepped up to the plate and became “Mom” for a couple days. 🙂
We cleaned dishes, did laundry, cooked meals (no catastrophes!), cleaned up messes, (NOT a result of our cooking), did school with William, and fulfilled all the other tasks that Mom would have done. Not only did I gain an appreciation for what my Mom does, I also learned about running a household. Our parents want us girls to be able to successfully run a household by the time we leave this household. Things like this are a step toward that goal. What goals do you have for when you leave your parents household??? When we do leave we want to be prepared and not just living by trial and error. We are arrows that are shot out into the world after we have learned from our parents.
Thank you!
Priscilla
As you know, I am big on challenges! I have posts on how I am challenging myself but now I have a challenge for YOU! This beautiful young woman is creating a challenge to send valentine cards to imprisoned children in Uganda. I strongly encourage you to make some cards as a family, make it personal, it is a ministry oppurtunity that your little brothers and sisters can help with. Lets make simple cards to further HIS kingdom! The details are on the blog below. Just copy and paste this URL into your browser!
http://uniquelyfashionedforhisglory.blogspot.com/2015/01/valentine-card-challenge-1400-cards-by.html?m=1
Thank you!
Priscilla
So, recently I made a few small healthy eating choices, not as many as I should have but a good start. Having water at a restaurant instead of soda pop. I have also been working on portion sizes and not as much snitching on treats. The Bible says that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. Let us use it that way…
Sorry it is so short!
Priscilla