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Bree's avatar

Friend's mom has a stack of letters she received over 50 years ago when she first arrived in Canada in her early twenties. Every week without fail, she exchanged letters with her mom back home in England. 'We talked about everything in those letters,' she said emotionally. 'It took more than a week for them to arrive in Canada, but it never felt that long.' When she talks about those letters, it's heartwarming. Her face lights up, her eyes sparkle. I don't think emails could ever bring the same warmth as handwritten ones.

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Ellen Estes's avatar

I used to write and receive letters from my mom when i was in college and it was magical! Opening up my little mail box and actually having something in there could change the course of my day in an instant! So here’s to more letters. it does make a difference, for the writer and the reader! Thank you for this post!

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