I ran across this great blog post that has letters to soldiers written by kids. It’s got pictures of the letters and drawings. Really cute! This is a great idea to do if you’re going to send a care package. See if a local school will let you include letters or drawings from the kids. Great idea!

Go see: Stadelbacher’s Adventures

[Sidenote: Today is my father's birthday. He's no longer with us, but served his country as a Marine for 20 years until he retired. He worked as an air traffic controller and was near the front lines during Vietnam. Happy Birthday, Dad.]

I’ve shared stories with you before about people who had been penpals for many, many decades. Here is another one I ran across about two women who have been writing to each other since they were pre-teens and are now in their 70’s. How remarkable! Enjoy!

Read: Across the Pond…

Liss over at A Memory Forever is making a new meme or game or pay-it-forward or whatever cool name you want to call it.

She’s asking people to become Snail Mail Angels and for them to inspire others to do the same. Who knows what it will turn into, but let’s give her a hand in encouraging people to write more letters.

Head over to her announcement post.

The Plug is cool (and weird). I was over there cruising around and the second link I happened to click on lead me to what Jay refers to as the Desperate Penpal Experiment. (Volume II, actually, but I have no idea what Volume I is about. I haven’t found it yet.)

Jay got all wild and crazy with a phone book and started writing random people across America to see what would happen. The results, while not extensive, were amusing and worth a look. It’s a fun, fun site.

You know, if there were more people like Jay in the world life would be way more interesting than it is right this moment.