Many of you are looking for a specific letter for ideas to help you write to someone you love. You are welcome to take what you need from this site for your personal use. But here’s the deal. You can do it yourself. Go to the top of the main blog page or click here […]
Traveling with Grief
January 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
I’m duplicating this from my Mexican blog. I posted this three years ago today. I have learned through the years that bad news has a greater dimension when I receive it in a foreign country. I am a long way from home. There are people who “love” me – but do they really? Or are […]
Be Who You Are
October 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”James Baldwin Dear One, I hear you. And I see that you want to tuck into your place of safety and pull the comfy walls around you. Having a nest is a good thing. Having a hidey-hole can be […]
Sixteen – Life is Sweet!
May 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver I give you this quote and immediately tell you not to worry too much about what you will do. At sixteen, your opportunities are like a huge walk-in closet. When you are wondering what to wear, […]
Family Secrets
October 8, 2019 by 2 Comments
I don’t believe in family secrets. They cause undue stress, give nasty surprises and keep us from learning lessons that we could all share. Yet it’s difficult to know how deal with when they are brought into the light. Do they require action? Are we to be involved? If there are differences, are we to […]
…on Christmas and You
December 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(NOTE: Do you want to write to your new love? Your aging husband? Your child? Your Friend? I hope this helps you find the words you need for the person you love. This is one of a series of requested letters posted under “Form Letters” for those of you who would like an idea or […]
…on Being a Stepparent
June 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
NOTE. This is one of a series of requested letters that is posted under “Form Letters” for those of you who would like an idea or a template for a letter of your own. Dear Son-to-Be: I’ve thought a lot about your upcoming marriage into our family. I know that it isn’t my responsibility to […]
…on Wanting Us to Be Together
June 10, 2017 by 4 Comments
(NOTE. This is one of a series of requested letters that was written in 2012. Perhaps it will help you communicate your love.) I don’t like that you are so far away. This is a moment I want to share with you. Of course, I always want us to be walking and talking together. When […]
You are enough!
April 5, 2016 by 3 Comments
I am re-posting this as a form letter. Perhaps it will help you write your your child or grandchild. To what standard do you hold yourself? Who is the paragon to whom you compare yourself? You do not disappoint! You are a person of soul and virtue. You may have lived through things or done […]
Happy 21
January 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This is a post brought forward from the past because so many of you are looking for those birthday letters. Dear Granddaughter, The Facebook posts and emails are flying. It is a celebration of you. Our son can’t believe he is the father of a 21-year-old. Your mother is remembering driving you home from the […]
