Yesterday, I wrote about my most "meaningful" Write_On return when I was reflecting on reciprocity. Fortunately, I learned a long time ago that whatever you do you must do for the JOY of doing it...NOT, because you expect to get something in return. That said, there are those times when you get MORE.
I'd mailed Mom and Dad's Write_On card and note from St. Louis, but I had never really heard if they had received it. When I mentioned it to Dad on Sunday, he said that he was sure they had and they were sending me something for Write_On too. Low and behold on Monday, it arrived.
For two people who wrote constantly and beautifully all of their lives; writing is now a chore for them for different reasons. I opened my envelope with the pretty clown stamp on the cover to find squirrel note paper with a note from both Mom and Dad for National Letter Writing Month. Seeing their very different handwriting together and their sentiments made me smile. The tears came when I turned to the back where Dad had written something so true and so touching: "It's hard writing from a wheel chair."
As we all get older, sometimes in tiny steps and sometimes all at once; we lose big and small things that were important to us in our lives. I try to be aware of that for my parents and even for myself. I know how hard it was for my parents to write that card, but it was important to them. They wanted to participate. As Dad also wrote: "This is letter writing month so we are tryng to do our best." And if it's possible, I love them even more.
Write_On
So sweet!
Posted by: Kathleen | 04/23/2015 at 01:58 AM
It was a lot of fun to think about and write. Sweetness-partout!
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | 04/23/2015 at 01:43 PM