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 […]
…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 […]
To My Valentine
February 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
To My Valentine, I have so many valentines now. But as I am thinking about my children and my grandchildren, my mind turns to you. You are the one, after all. You are the one who has always loved me. All of those years ago I didn’t understand how such a stud decided to pay […]
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 […]
Loving…no matter what…
December 24, 2015 by 19 Comments
I sometimes bring this letter forward from my archives because there seem to be a lot of people searching for letters to write to their own children. Dear Children, I am think of unconditional love today. Of what it really means. I love you. Without qualifying conditions. You needn’t earn my love. It is a […]
What I Want for Christmas
December 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Another friend has lost her child. I am sharing some of what I feel of her pain so that you will, perhaps, read this and take a chance on life. Dear Suffering Person, You are my Christmas wish. I want you – alive and well and warm, holding your children or standing in the embrace […]
…on Being Your Mother
December 20, 2015 by 5 Comments
Dear Child of Mine, Life changed in the moment you were born. My thoughts and feelings swirled around the room. Like a life force they poured from my heart and head, swooshing about and resting on you as I held you in my arms. Instantly you were wrapped in a warm blanket of love and […]
…on Worrying about Your Children
March 23, 2015 by 4 Comments
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. Corrie Ten Boom Dear Parent, Don’t waste your precious moments with your son. Stop a moment and look at him. Treasure him. Be grateful. It’s difficult growing up in a “successful” family. Everywhere one looks one sees certainty, solidity and pretty […]
