The Back Family sent me their letter as an example of how you could leave the reader wanting more. (Most of mine leave the reader wanting less.)
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Warmest greetings from the Back House! All throughout this last year we all have learned so much ... what it means to be patient, what Montana looks like, how to butcher a deer, what loving kindness means, how beautiful a glacier is, how to put together a wedding (of a neighbor) in 48 hours, what friends are truly for, how to feed 50 people 5 consecutive meals, how it feels to Chair a board of directors, what Chicago looks like from Lake Michigan, how to show hospitality in odd circumstances, what it feels like to start adding to the next generation, how to survive nearly any conditions, how long it takes a severely broken leg to heal, and to have truly thankful hearts. Family With our house nearly finished and our lives heading back down the "normal" path, whatever that is, we are more and more aware of the things that are truly important . . . Our Lord, our family, relationships, "together experiences", kindness, love and letting our light shine. Family Our family is growing both physically and spiritually. We are blessed beyond measure. We are looking towards the day when life slows down a little. In the meantime, we should have a new porch by early summer. Please try to find the time to stop by for a spell and "porch sit" with us and we can catch up. We'd love that . In the mean time, drop us a line or give us a call, if you get the chance. In Him, Who makes the sun to shine, the snow fall, the leaves change color, and our hearts glad, The Back Family |
This is one page of over two dozen devoted to Christmas news letters. The main Christmas News Letters page has links to more examples, plus some general guidelines and specific suggestions for writing Christmas news letters. If you have an example, either good or bad, that you'd like to share with the rest of the world, send it to me and I'll add it to these pages.
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Visits since 11 November 1998. I updated this page on 02 Dec 2006 |
This is the church I attend:
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County
It's a denomination many people have never heard of. Most of us
believe different religions are different paths up the same
mountain. We welcome black and white, Hispanic and Hmong. That's
almost universal for churches. We welcome gays and lesbians, too;
that is a little less standard. We welcome people with different
ideas about the nature of God. That usually confuses
people in normal churches. We have Agnostics, Atheists and
Deists. We have people who were (or are) Buddhists or Wiccans.
We have people who started out Jewish, Catholic or Protestant.
We manage to meet under the same roof every week to explore
spiritual questions.