You probably know about what some people call, “The Dreaded Christmas Letter”. I’ve heard some people complain about getting these notes at this time of the year. Well, I’m going to be a little late sending mine this year. I usually send them on Thanksgiving Day. I would get the cards addressed while the turkey would be cooking in the oven. Since our relocation to Fl., the stationery, cards & stamps are all locked up in storage. I am thankful that these “Blogs”, on myspace, have helped to keep us in touch.
It’s important to keep the lines of communication open. There is a poem that I learned long ago and it goes like this, “Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold”. The more years that past and the more mature we get, we should be grateful for the slogan, “Reach out, reach out and touch someone…”, and that didn’t mean with your hands (do you know where that jingle come from?).
So this Christmas Season, don’t “hate” if one of your friends, “kills a tree” sending you a long letter. You should look forward to seeing new photos of their family, or how they may like to brag about the goodness of God, or about the news of new Grandchildren in their family, or whatever else they may want to share. Just be thankful that you have loyal friends (they’re few and far between). Pray for them and drop them a card and/or note to let them know that you care about them too. And if someone doesn’t send you a card back – it’s up to you if you desire to keep those persons on your Merry Christmas card list, but make sure that they’re OK (the person could have lost your address or there may be another reason for the lack of communication) before you dump them as friends.
Now, what do you usually do to stay in touch with the people you’ve come to know and love?
Ms. “V”
www.victoriapoller.com
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