1) Yes....
it's hard to beat the fast production of words
pounded out on the keyboard,
flying swiftly all over the world
in just a matter of seconds.
Amazing things, these computers of ours...
but really...
can you tell me the magic of a computer is better
than the handwritten letter of a grandchild
who loves you and wants to connect with you...
by sending concentrated effort
of loving thoughts brought forth
through fingers on pencil and pencil on paper?
No.
I don't think so.
Thank you Father, for little ones who show us how to love.
2) Ha!
A magnificent discovery has been made, my friends...
right under your noses!
This lover of words has finally come to realize
that her other love... of beautiful fabrics,
cut into simple but gorgeous garments,
carefully paired with accessories
and the flair of a scarf or belt or jewelry...
all these wonderful things brought together
are not, after all...
solely the product of...
vanity.
They are the joy of a life lived with creative flair...
(and a heart of gratitude for the gift)
a life that loves color, the feel of soft, flowing fabric,
and of a tad of drama.
(She should have been an actress that one!)
She now KNOWS it's okay to...
This paper reminder is on her office wall, oh what a delicious discovery!
3) The following paper product
comes from the heart of a man
who has beautiful memories of times
spent at Grandma's Italian Deli in downtown Detroit,
or at the family reunions with mounds of food
produced by three Italian ladies in his life:
His Mom, Helen,
his Grandma Lucy,
and his Great-Grandma Iaconelli.
Husband took it upon himself to gift his son
with a hand-written cookbook of all his favorite recipes,
straight from the heart and kitchens of his ancestors.
And not without a touch of humor all throughout...
What a guy.
