While chatting with some birthmother friends recently, we discovered that we all had similar New Year’s Resolutions of writing and mailing our child a letter once a month. I have attempted this in the past and although I have come close, I have never made it each month. So I was brainstorming some ways to make achieving this goal a little easier. Charlie loves receiving mail from me so I am really hoping that I can achieve this goal this year.

In order to make this goal easier to achieve, create a stationary box for yourself. You could use a photo box as they are a good size and pretty cheap or you could even use an old shoebox or plastic container.

Put stationary, envelopes, stamps, etc in the box. You could even go ahead and pre-address twelve envelopes so that each month you are ready to go. You could write actual letters on stationary some months and some months send little thinking of you cards or seasonal cards, like a Valentine’s Day card in February. Thinking of you cards are always great too. Another idea for cards is to buy some blank cards and then decorate them with stickers. You could use seasonal stickers or stickers of a character or an animal your child likes. Occasionally, throw in some stickers (seasonal stickers would be nice) or pass it along cards (cute cards with encouraging messages or scriptures from the Bible). You can buy pass it along cards in Christian bookstores or you could even make your own using index cards and stickers.

It also might be easier to choose the same date each month, like the day your child was born on, to write the letter or send a card. For example, Charlie was born on the 20th, so each month on the 20th I plan to sit down and write a short note or send a card. Or if you are the type of person who sits down and pays your bills at a certain time each month, grab your stationary box then and write a note or card to your child.

Hopefully these ideas will help me (and you if this is your resolution!) achieve this goal and keep the lines of communication open between ourselves and our children.

If you have any other ideas to make achieving this goal easier, please share them!

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