Write a personal message in the cards you give to people for their birthday?<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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Things have changed much over the years with email and texting. I feel like handwritten notes is a lost art with some people. My mother-in-law always writes a personal message in every card she sends. She also includes a trademark of sorts with an abbreviation LYMTYK in every card. My husband says she always did that even when he was a child.\u00a0Love you more than you know. <\/em>I’ve come to cherish her messages because her words come from her heart in her own writing.<\/p>\nI was recently looking for a blank journal for my next prayer journal and came across several different journal books in a drawer. One of them was a book created for me at my first baby shower nineteen years ago\u2014\u201cAdvice to the new mom\u201d. I skimmed through and came upon the page my mom wrote and I was blown away.<\/p>\n
First, to see her handwriting. Personal, from her and something she physically touched.<\/p>\n
Second to read her advice. Personal, from her and something she wanted to pass on to me.<\/p>\n
My mom passed away this summer and so finding that was a little gift and a wonderful reminder for me to hold on to and cherish. My heart overflowed with gratitude to be holding on to this note from my mom. Kinda neat to see that I took my mom\u2019s advice too.<\/p>\n
Here’s the advice my mom gave me.<\/p><\/div>\n