Christmas cards

This year, I have decided to send out some Christmas cards.  I wasn’t sure how many ‘some’ actually meant.  Just thought of sending some Christmas cheer in a more traditional way.  FB, whatsapp and twitter are some of the latest ways people connect to each other.  But I believe snail mail does have its unique place.  When was the last time you receive a letter that brighten up your day instead of bills after bills in your mailbox?  I threw in the idea to hubby and he agreed.  That’s the most important step as I need him to help me to get the house address of the church members. 

When I received the list of the addresses from the church office it was already entering the first week of December.  Thank God that my mom and sis were visiting me that few days.  Whenever they are with me, I am free from cooking and most of the household chores.  So, I concentrated on writing Christmas cards.  Even that, it took me four days to complete every single one of them.  By the end of the first day, my fingers were in so much pain.  I wondered how I survived those students’ years where hand-writing was a norm.  The subsequent days I reduced the hour of writing; it was done on a more relaxed mode. 

All in all, there were approximately 135 well-wishes sent out to the faith community.  A minority of them are personal friends or relatives.  Quite a number of them thanked Andrew (whose only involvement was buying the stamps) and me for the effort.  A few members returned the favor by sending us Christmas cards as well.  Nothing significant, yet I am glad to have done a simple act that brought a smile to someone’s face.

Merry Christmas (Oops, sorry.  Now it should be Happy Chinese New Year)!