this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

photo by Rae Whitlock

It seems that a popular way to cut costs this Christmas is to not send out any cards.  I remember last year as I was putting stamps on some of my cards thinking that really this did cost quite a lot!  I was thinking about perhaps not sending out the rest of them in an attempt to save some money.  But then I made a trip to my mailbox.  And what else should I find, but a stack of Christmas cards for my family.  And it made me so happy, and I  thought that if my sending out cards could bring others that same happiness, it really was the least I could do.

I know many people just send their cards in a digital format.  Email correspondence is so natural that sending holiday greetings via cyberspace just doesn't seem the same to me.

I've gone back and forth quite a bit about whether or not to send out cards, but when it comes down to it, I love being on the receiving end, so I want to do what I can to return that favor, even though I may have to cut back elsewhere.