( write letters )

simple & sweet

mail is perhaps the best surprise of all.

personal and genuine.

a simple pleasure

but there are other reasons to reach out and write.

this summer, my better half and i ran into a bit of car trouble

{ stuck in the middle of a six lane road with no cell phone or wallet sort of trouble }

we were eventually helped out by a few kindly citizens and a young policeman.

everyone was super helpful, it was a warm summer night,

and we ended up chatting a bit while waiting for a tow.

turns out, the policeman was slated to lose his job at the end of the summer...

unavoidable department cutbacks.

he had gone above & beyond to help us

but what could we do?

patrick wrote a letter.

addressed to the chief of police, lauding our policeman for all his help and kindness.

{ to our surprise, we received a handwritten note from the chief, as well...thanking us. }

the end of summer layoffs happened.

they had to.

but a few weeks ago,

leafing through our local newspaper

i noticed that money had been found in the budget

to rehire several of the laid-off officers.

and i was so happy

{ and proud as well }

that patrick took the time to write a letter

a simple commendation that hopefully saved a job.

 get your pen, get your paper

write a letter

xo.

{ image from miniature rhino, who also likes to write letters }