Abe Lincoln on Writing Letters

One of our American calendars tells me that this Friday, February 12th, is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Lincoln, the 16th President of the USA (1809-1865), is my favourite President for many reasons - his humble beginnings yet self-taught education, his role in the abolition of slavery in the USA, his unbending convictions for what is right and good (that ultimately led to his assassination), and his personal elegance and wit.

It turns out that he also had something to say about letter-writing. That's the icing on the cake for me, as correspondence has been a real passion of mine since I got my first penpal at the age of 10. In the photo, you can see me practicing the art of correspondence, by writing post cards this past summer. We were tenting at a national park in North Dakota that was named for another great President - Theodore Roosevelt.

But let me leave you with the great Abraham Lincoln's words of wisdom on letter-writing:

"Never let your correspondence fall behind."

I think I'll take that advice and sign off to go write some letters...care to join me? :-)