Kindness #4….Snail mail.

When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not just a card with a few lines, but a proper more than one page, took longer than two minutes letter. Well today was my first time in….well forever. It's something we don't do anymore, we email, Facebook, pick up the phone and Skype, but really a letter is something more, something you can hold, keep and cherish. Mine told our UK family about the kids, the weather, the garden and the dog and I hope it held something of us, a conversation of kindness in words that were thought out and pondered over. 
My Mother in Law sends beautiful letters to the kids, telling them funny stories about foxes and squirrels and how high her runner beans have grown. She includes intricate drawings and descriptions of birthday celebrations. You can hear the sing song accent in her words. 
 So my first attempt won't be my last because as I write this I can see her face when the postie hands her over my letter with it's NZ stamp, I can see her stop what she was doing to sit down in the comfy chair in the little front room, her glasses perched on the end of her nose and it makes me feel connected and well, kind I guess. Kindness #4….Snail mail.