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Letters can capture inescapable truths about our lives |
Back in the day (before emails, text messages, Skype, blogs,
instant messages, Facebook, and inexpensive phone calls), my family of origin used to
write letters to stay connected. Each of the 13 children would contribute
a monthly update, and one person would mail copies to everyone. (Yes, we actually used "snail mail" - stamps and all.) Recently, while cleaning out her garage, my sister-in-law found those
letters and sent me the ones I’d written. One of them from 18 years ago helped
me remember what parenting was like back in the day of tight budgets, toddlers,
and tension. Here’s a portion of it:
