About The Weekend Letter

The tradition of writing a letter to my children started in the fall of 2001 when they were grown enough to be scattered around the country.  Having dabbled in family genealogy for some years prior, it occurred to me that generations to come are usually left with knowing very little about their ancestors.  So, to leave something behind other than just a dash between my birth date and death date was one motivator, the other was to share some relevant thoughts for the times.

To date, there are now over 250,00 words on 460 pages of past letters, notes to myself, feedback when noteworthy and a few I never sent for various reasons.  Topics have ranged from history, to life, to marriage, love and love lost, friends and relationships, birth, death and grieving, some pets and pet peeves, a few epiphanies along the way and just about any other topics that I have felt compelled to put in print and share with my children.

I suspect that from time to time, I may dig a favorite letter out of the archives to share on the blog.  If I do, it will be noted as such and placed in the Pre-Blog Favorites.  While I have already shared them with my children, this blog opens up a whole new audience.  So for those of you that may wish to follow this, it is my hope that from time to time you will find a morsal or two worth the time.

I also need to point out that the opinions I present on this Blog are my own and unless otherwise stated they remain so.  I may not always present an opinion favorable to all, but that would be a bit boring anyway.  As I get older and experience more situations in my life, my opinions will undoubtedly change.  I especially am continually searching for the “meaning of life” and while I am very much aware that many of you have found the answer or are comfortable with your present state, I remain open.  That is ok and I believe everyone should be flexible enough to change when need be.

I believe in transparency as a form of building your trust in my content.  I have in the past and wish to continually be transparent, as long as someone doesn’t slap a lawsuit on me.  If that happens I will post that fact, so that you, my readers, will know the reason for my restraint.

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