Thank You Notes

When was the last time you received a thank you letter?
Please note I did say letter... as in a physical piece of paper that came to your mailbox. Not an email, not a Facebook status or message and certainly not a text.
Are you stumped? If you can't remember you are certainly not alone.
Thank you letters have sadly made it to the list of things that people just don't do very often. With endless options available for communication we usually pass the old fashion methods up and take advantage of modern technology.
And just to clarify where I fall with the above mentioned conveniences... I would like to confess that I am so guilty.
Recently I have became more aware of my neglect. Neglect in my life that I was consciously or unconsciously passing onto my kids. After all there is truth in saying "If I don't teach my kids, who will?" Do I really want my kids learning to say thanks through sending a text message or even worse not saying thank you at all?  I do think that modern conveniences can have their time and place, but at some point I need to draw a line. 

Last week one of our big back to school projects was to learn to write thank you notes. Christmas was over, there was so much to be thankful for, it was the perfect opportunity.
Thank you notes for a 6 year old look a bit different than thank you notes from a 3 year old. Marissa worked hard on writing proper letters where Emily colored pictures and COVERED them with stickers. But the one thing they had in common was they were both very proud of the work that they had put into their cards and they were both so excited to share them with those they had made them for. 

Skills were taught and thankful hearts were encouraged.
It's the little things.
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Jess

A Wise Woman