My friend’s church has initiated a novel Lenten practice, which is to write a letter every day in Lent and mail it: 40 letters in 40 days. The idea is to write something positive to someone important ...

It started for me many years ago when one of my mentors told me about the useful tool: “Letters not for mailing.” Her name was Ruth. She was the general manager of a “high profile” women’s clothing ...

Past heroics aside, mail delivery has always seemed to me a great bargain. In 1963, it cost a nickel to send a letter. Today it’s 63 cents, but still, think what you’re getting. A person will deliver ...