The sun is shining and I am also beaming! As I opened our mailbox today, I reached in and found FOUR beautiful, handwritten letters from my beautiful pen pals!
Almost three years ago, my husband and I moved to a farm in central New York. He'd applied for an internship on an organic dairy farm and living there on the top of Moore Hill Road was pretty remote. To check e-mail, we'd drive down the hill into town to use the computer at the library. We didn't know anyone and being far from home, I started to write letters to family and friends. The day I decided to write, I wrote fifteen letters, all in one shot. I wrote to all three of my sisters, my parents, my mother-in-law and ten other friends. (My hand was really tired after that!) Getting mail became the highlight of my day. I would sit on the front steps of the house and try not to look too pathetic as I'd see the mail truck drive by and then run down the path to see if any pen pals replied.
Now in another state, still far from home (and with internet access), I continue to receive handwritten letters in the mail.
Thank you Judy, Kim, Nicole and Wendy for your faithful writing. I am so blessed to have you all in my life <3
*My mother-in-law was also a dedicated pen pal, but now she lives just down the road. Thank you, Renee!*
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