Walking towards to letter box, expecting nothing but a few bills or a flyer for an 'end of stock clearance sale'... But instead, pulling out a clean white envelope, a little crinkled around the edges, with a stamp in the top right corner, and your hand-written name in the middle... In all it's glory.
It's exciting right?!... or is that just me?
Just think about it...
Somebody cares about you enough to take a few minutes out of their day, to sit down and write you a personal letter. With the technology around these days, even the ill-advised are more than capable of clicking into word and typing up a simple letter... even printing it if they are more familiar with the macheine.
But this person has decided against the easy, predictable way, and opted for a beautifully different option... Just to make YOU feel special.
This morning I had the honour of recieving a hand-written letter in the post from a beautiful woman of God, who just recently celebrated her 79th birthday. We've grown close over the past few years. She's been a mentor, a guide, an 'agony aunt' in so many ways, and an incredibly loyal friend whom I love and trust with my whole heart!
She's unwell at the moment and so, so sadly won't be with us for much longer.
Yet in the midst of it all, she remains so humble in her wiseness and continues to inspire me with her optimistic attitude towards life.
Her letter... after the general 'how are you, hope you're well' contained a combination of beautiful words, strung together with so much love and truth... You know when you can actually hear the person saying the words in your mind?
Well anyway... she managed to fill the pages with old recipes of hers, house cleaning tips, a little advice on 'boys' (in her usual funny little way), her acceptance of the fact that she wouldn't be gracing the earth with her presence for too much longer, and lastly her reasoning behind writing the letter in the first place.
Her exact words read:
'You know what I'm like with my words, I get all confused and end up missing my points... I just wanted to make sure I was able to give a little more advice before the Lord finally calls me home...'
See what I mean... She's amazing!!!!
She went on to tell me a little about the thing's she has realised these past few weeks, and closed the letter with this...
'Just promise me that you will make the effort to journal your every thought! I have been amazed this past week with how much I've read from my old notebooks, from way back when, of me venting my ideas and frustrations. It's been so much fun acknowledging my growth, seeing how I reacted to certain things then, and pondering on how I would act now! Remembering all of my old dreams and being so surprised with how many God has put into place for me, without me even realising. Remembering things my frail brain has accidentally let slip. I know your busy and it may be tedius, but I also know that it will serve as such a blessing to you, maybe not right now... but eventually!'
So here i am... venturing into this brand new world of blogging, a little on the vulnerable side of life and having absolutly no idea what button to press after i finish typing. I am one of those 'always busy with something' people, and eventhough i may not be able to dedicate myself to hand-writing a journal entry every night, I'm definatly sure I can keep up with an online blog... especially if it's to keep a promise!
In all honesty, i'm excited to start sharing my thoughts, dreams and visions here...
It's new and refreshing :)
Appologies in advance for my spelling and rambling, as I attempt to categorise the crazyness of my mind.
Until next time...
God Bless xx
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