Cards You Sent are NOT Forgotten

When I am called to a home before a move or after somebody's death and there is lots of sorting to be done, one of the things I inevitably find is a bag or box full of cards, papers, report cards, family photos and letters that were saved by parents and older relatives and were received  from their children or from nieces and nephews.  

You may have forgotten the papers and pictures you brought home to your mother; the old fashioned glue and paste cards for Valentine's Day that you made in school or even the store-bought cards you sent as an adult.  But moms and dads and aunts and uncles loved (and still love) receiving these items.

The next time a holiday, or special occasion or just a thought about somebody dear to you, crosses your mind, put a little something in the mail.  It's not the cost or format that matters-it's that personal touch that says "I'm thinking about you."  (This is not an ad for Hallmark; it's a reality that we forget in this age of communication technology that looks down upon "snail mail.")