It’s that time of the year… Do you struggle to get your kids to write thank-you notes? The late legendary advice columnist, Ann Landers, once said that the majority of the letters she received fell into two categories—worry from someone about their marriage or sadness from a grandparent who never received thank-you notes from grandchildren.
Thankfully as a child I was taught by my mother how to properly thank someone either on a note card or in person. I continued the training with the raising of my own children. Today you can find in my home a desk just for note writing. It's become a habit collecting pretty stationery and cards. In fact one particular friend and I choose to write letters as opposed to catch up over social media. I ended up volunteering at my church to send Birthday/Anniversary cards to the Senior Citizen community of my church, as cards are still a welcome sight in the mail in our social media culture. Thank You Susan for this article, it resonated and is a good reminder to us all. A Blessed New Year to You!
My mom instilled this lifelong habit in us when we were growing up! The day after Christmas was spent writing. It is like a written prayer and honors the Lord’s gift of the giving person. Thank you, Susan, for this encouragement.
Thankfully as a child I was taught by my mother how to properly thank someone either on a note card or in person. I continued the training with the raising of my own children. Today you can find in my home a desk just for note writing. It's become a habit collecting pretty stationery and cards. In fact one particular friend and I choose to write letters as opposed to catch up over social media. I ended up volunteering at my church to send Birthday/Anniversary cards to the Senior Citizen community of my church, as cards are still a welcome sight in the mail in our social media culture. Thank You Susan for this article, it resonated and is a good reminder to us all. A Blessed New Year to You!
My mom instilled this lifelong habit in us when we were growing up! The day after Christmas was spent writing. It is like a written prayer and honors the Lord’s gift of the giving person. Thank you, Susan, for this encouragement.