I own an autobiography called All Is Grace written by Brennan Manning, a Catholic priest. This short book is a moving testimony to the unfailing grace of God in the life of a man who struggled with the effects of…
Should you always keep all talk about yourself to an absolute minimum or nonexistent in your letters? Some people would tell you that this is certainly the case as talking about yourself will make the other person feel less important…
Did you know that the children’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit was originally a letter? Yes, indeed. Beatrix Potter wrote the story and illustrated it in letter to Noel Moore, who was the son of Potter’s former governess,…
An online gamer has been competing nearly four hours with players form around the world. They have been exchanging shouts of frustration and whoops of victory over their mics the whole time. Occasionally the players will type snippets of conversations…
Yesterday I spoke about how your name becomes linked with certain emotions in peoples minds based on how you make them feel via your words and actions. Today I want to talk about how your name can become a…
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou Note writing is the transference of feelings. What…
Carrie Pierce in her book Handwritten Notes relates a story about how she was accepted into an Ivy League school. She didn’t have any extraordinary grades or scores that would get her into an Ivy League in the first…
There is a lot of writing available on how to craft the perfect handwritten note. But I want to go backwards to before you even begin thinking about writing a note to someone else. I want to focus…
One of the most common sentiments I’ve found in birthday cards is this, “I hope your day is as special as you are!” I despise that anemic one liner. Why? Well, imagine if someone were to walk up…
It’s getting to be the time to hunt down the ol’ address book, sit down at the kitchen table, and elf away at the Christmas card sending line! The past few years my sister and I have helped our mother…
