When you can’t take a pie, send a note.
In the South, when someone dies, people take food to the grieving family. Organized or disorganized, the troops rally and food shows up. Enough to feed Cox’s Army. Feed the family. Take their concern for preparing meals off the…
Sympathy notes are hard
Most purchased sympathy cards have a serene image on the front and an inside message intended to spare you the trouble of having to put words to the pain of loss. If all you do is sign your name…
Please, please Mr. Postman, bring me some feedback.
Remind someone that they are important to you. Near or far away, people can never receive enough good feedback. And mail is something physical that a person can touch, read and think about long after the mail arrives. Give…
Who Should I Write?
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s easy to forget that words not spoken or conveyed in writing are remembered because you didn’t…
Writing Just Because
Do you need a special occasion to send a note? No! Why wait? When thoughts of someone you care about keep coming to mind, why not stop and write a few lines to tell them? Use your words. “Expect…
