“The mere fact that somebody would even just sit down, pull out a piece of paper and think about someone the whole way through, with an intention that is so much harder to unearth when the browser is up and the iPhone is pinging and we’ve got six conversations rolling in at once, that is an art form that does not fall down to the Goliath of “get faster,” no matter how many social networks we might join.”- Hannah Brencher, “Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers”

It’s 12  :  15 PM on day 2359 of my journey towards independence and I managed to pray, have breakfast, read 1 Peter 1:21  and learn a new word – Definitions for bumbershoot
Informal: Often Facetious. an umbrella.

Recently I watched “Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers” – a Ted Talk by Hannah Brencher about the power of letter writing and how she is using it to make a difference – I was taken aback by the impact that letter writing still has in this day and age I guess it makes sense when you get a letter you know that you mattered enough to someone for them to sit down and write to you. Watch “Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers” below: