I have never lived in the same province as my only niece but she and I have a special bond. Since she was two years old I have written her a letter every week!
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We refer to them as my Thursday letters because my day off used to be Thursday and the first thing I would do would be to write to Brooke. She is ten now and quite grown up, but I continue to cherish the times when I write to her. I have only missed six Thursdays in eight years; because of a mail strike and a hospital stay.
When Brooke was four she was talking with my mom. "Auntie Steph writes me a letter every week," she said
"That's a lot of letters," my mom replied. "What does she write about?"
"Well ..." Brooke thought about it. "She tells me that she loves me! Sometimes she says it long and sometimes she says it short!"
She was absolutely right! She saw the love right through the envelope, past the stickers and addressed to her heart!
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- Posted by revstephmc
- Mar 27, 2012
- Comments (20)
Readers Comments
luv4all wrote: Oh, what a beautiful idea. I would implement it and write to someone more regularly.
Thank you for making this child learn about love. She would be a wonderful loving woman.
Thank you for making this child learn about love. She would be a wonderful loving woman.
bdf j;kGSHLLLLLLL b wrote: This cracks me up
SmileSharer wrote: That is so nice! And only missing 6 weeks. Amazing! Smiles forever, smilesharer
bookworm58 wrote: Its wonderful to show love to a child and it blesses you both. Thanks for sharing
Manisha wrote: What a beautiful bond that you and your niece have created! You have inspired me to similarly share with family members who are far away. :)
Joy wrote: How sweet! Blessings to both of you. Thanks for sharing.
cabbage wrote: She got the message loud and clear! What a wonderful habit to get into for both of you :-)
Thanks for a great idea!
Thanks for a great idea!
Bambino wrote: That's really sweet, when i was younger, i loved writing letter in between family members, friends and even little relationships i had in middle school. Good times, good times
thaata wrote: Children are the true angels of love. Thanks for the story. When writing letters has almost vanished, the joy you bring is immense. God bless you both.
madzick wrote: Brooke is blessed with a loving aunt. And steph is blessed with an appreciative niece.
How lovely!
How lovely!
