Snail Mail Society

I was quite the letter writer, back in the day.

Back when all my friends had trickled off this way and that for church missions, college, or armed forces.

I don't know what it is about receiving an unexpected letter or card in the mail, but it trumps everything.

Happy dance on the sidewalk.

You know what I'm saying.

Over the years email has become mainstream communication, but it still doesn't quite add up to level of excitement of a hand written note in the mailbox.  Aside from the email I received from The Man as our very first communication:

"Hi there, I've been wanting to send you an introduction but I can never think of just what to say.  So what the hey... hello :).ha ha.

Hope to hear from you soon."

He has a way with words, doesn't he? (Full story on how we met here).   He had me hook, line, and sinker.

So aside from that, some of my most precious words have been received through the snail mail system.  I keep them in a drawer in my dresser and refer back to the kind and loving things that were written to me by family, friends, and neighbors over the years.

It's like a piece of them straight to my heart.

Over the past year I've done a couple of posts saying if anyone needed a "pick me up" to like or comment on the status and I would say something I liked about them.  Because sometimes you just need to hear a kind word.  The posts have always been well received and I've been so grateful to tell my friends and family there on facebook how much I love and admire them.  We often complain how much is lost through social media, but I feel these types of posts bring a little something back in way of a renewed connection.

The point of this post is 1. snail mail is cool, and 2. everyone likes the hear a kind word every now and then.

Megan, of Brassy Apple, is amazing.

Hands down.

And she's created the Snail Mail Society.  Go ahead and go read her post on it.

Essentially, we're bringing back snail mail in a way that will spread kind words.

It's a win/win situation.

I'm so excited to be a part of it.

We need people who would like to sign up to write at least one letter a month to someone.

We also need people who are in need of a kind word, whether it's yourself or someone you know.

Pretty easy, yeah?

Please email:

HelloSnailMailSociety@gmail.com and specify if you’d like to join or recieve a letter.

If you are joining, you will be emailed more information including a small list of “rules” about how it works to be a member!

If you are requesting a letter please send your mailing address!

You can peek into some of the Snail Mail Society happenings by searching the hashtag - #snailmailsociety .

If this isn't for you, that's okay, but perhaps you wouldn't mind Megan's introduction so we can spread the word and fill it with kind words.