Say it with words............................

There is something about expressions of loving sentiments that just really lift your soul and gladden your heart.  Now I wouldn't say I am a hoarder.  In fact my crew would tell you that I very much favour regular de-cluttering, even more so round about this time of year (must be a spring thing)!  But you know there are certain things I cannot bear to part with...........you are probably the same.

Sorting through some bits today and with my enlisted helpers on hand I came across the most precious things; cards and letters from my husband, over more than 20 years worth.  He is a great writer in every genre; job applications, business proposals, reports but you know he really specialises in writing of the 'love' kind!  I read birthday, valentine and anniversary cards he had penned and got that funny feeling in my tummy, as you do.  Nothing prepared me for the overwhelming emotions I felt when I read the cards and letters that he had sent / given to me, just because...... just because and always when I was not expecting it. 

It's the same with the cards / letters from my children, reading their interpretation, even at a young age of this thing called 'love'!  Each year the warmth and depth of the words they write reflect their personalities and become more complex in thought and always achieve the desired effect of melting my heart.

My sort through really turned up some delightful surprises that took me back years;  cards from pupils I had taught as far back as 10 years ago and their parents too.  Each message was individual and personal and I thought how kind it was that someone had taken the time and trouble to pen such heart felt sentiments and how each time I read them the connection I had with them was re-kindled, if only for a moment.

It is good to give as it is to receive so I also read with joy sentiments I too have penned over the years to my loved ones and remembered others I've written in various ways to family and friends over the years.  My two were thrilled to find various cards that their dad and I had given them and the looks on their faces told me they felt special, very special.

The right words really do have the power to build up the human spirit in a way that can last a lifetime, so today (day 53) I am sincerely thankful to have been on the receiving end of such words.