The World needs More Love Letters

This could very well be in the Top Three of scariest blog posts written so far, but so be it. I’ll hit “Publish” no matter what! *deep breath*

I’m here to ask you a very important question today, and am keeping my *fingers crossed* you’ll all say “Yes!”

To start with the beginning, you know about my volunteering to write love letters in December and in January inspired/as a part of MoreLoveLetters, right? Perfect (now you know even if you didn’t before).

Tonight, I received an e-mail from Hannah, telling me about something new they’re launching, Adopting a Love Letter Bundle.

I fell in love with the idea, and would quite possibly be somewhere even beyond happy to adopt a love letter bundle. However, unfortunately I won’t be able to commit to ten love letters all on my own from way over here. So here’s that very important question I wanted to ask you:

Will you write a love letter with me?

I’d love to hear from you, committing. And please don’t count how many people have already said “Yes!”, it would be awesome if we wrote more than ten love letters this month!

What better non-commercialism-oriented way to spend a day in February?

Once we commit to at least ten love letters, I’ll e-mail Hannah, and she’ll send me the love letter request. A love letter request is a short but true story of someone who is next in line for love letters. The request is written by someone in that person’s life who knows them very well and is counting on you to get letters to their mailbox.

Once I receive the love letter request, I’ll e-mail you guys and then –> let the letter writing begin!

So how about it? Would you like brighten someone’s day with something as simple as words on paper?

Please leave me a comment on this blog post and let me know if you’re in.

It may be scary at first, but it’s beyond helpful to all the people in need of a love letter and very much fulfilling for yourself.

You’ll like it. I promise!

love letter left at vetsLove letter I’ve left at my vet’s office

We’ll discuss all further details when we have all our love letter writers (I’m excited, and scared of rejection and am thinking of so many things at once right now, you’d get a headache if I elaborated) :-)

May be a stretch, but men who proposed could easily guess what I’m feeling as I await your answers to the popped question ;-)

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Either if you will or won’t be able to participate, please tell your friends and send them over!

I’d greatly appreciate it if you’d give this blog post a shout out (on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc.). Just adding a link to the blog post and something along the lines of: "This girl I know, Estrella, is writing love letters to perfect strangers who are in need of kind words. Would you like to help her out this month?"

Thank you! You guys rock!

34 Responses to “The World needs More Love Letters”

  1. Of course!
    How can I refuse my dear friend?

  2. Writing something other than emails sounds like fun. You can count me in. :)

    • Thank you, Janel! I’m so glad I forgot to turn the WiFi off and my phone alerted me of your pending comment so that I could approve it right away and be even happier about my wonderful friends :)

  3. Of course, you can count on me as well, Estrella!! Hey, that’s TWO Becky’s already!! Thanks for letting me know about this! You’re a wonderful person!

  4. I’ve done this once, and I’m HAPPY to do it again. Count me in for sure. Patsye p.s. Maybe I can get these pics to you this weekend too.

  5. I’m thrilled so many of you have already said “Yes!” Thank you so much, you’re all amazing friends and will be doing so much good with the seemingly small, simple act of writing a letter.

    Later update:

    Either if you will or won’t be able to participate, please tell your friends and send them over!

    I’d greatly appreciate it if you’d give this blog post a shout out (on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc.). Just adding a link to the blog post and something along the lines of: “This girl I know, Estrella, is writing love letters to perfect strangers who are in need of kind words. Would you like to help her out this month?”

    Thank you! You guys rock!

  6. I have just received word that j (Judy Clement Wall) and Mari Juniper will also be joining in!

    No wonder I love you all so much!!! <3

  7. You have been such a strong supporter of my site from the start. I would be honored to contribute a love letter to your Bundle.

    Hannah Katy

  8. This is wonderful! I’m in!

  9. Estrella, count me in – just let me know what you want me to do… give me all the details.

  10. My Mom and my friend, Trang, have also agreed to write a love letter; so if I counted correctly, we’re up to TWELVE!
    (But don’t let that stop you. Join in, we’d love to have you!)

    <3 Thank you everyone!!! <3

  11. I followed your link over from A Human Thing and finally read your post today. I’d love to join in, any chance to bring a little light to someone. I what it is like to always feel the darkness and if I could do a small bit to alleviate that, I want to.

    • Travis, thank you! The sentiment in your comment made me teary, that’s exactly what the point of my doing this is. It’s so good to see others care as much as I do.

      Plus, this brings us up to a total of THIRTEEN love letter writers! Yay!

  12. I would help out but as a single girl who would I write a love letter too?

    • You’ll be writing one individual letter this month, which will then be added to the bundle Hannah will mail to the person we get the letter request for.

      If you want to write a letter each month or something, you can sign up to do so on the MoreLoveLetters website and receive a letter request via e-mail when there’s need for more letter writers :)

  13. Estrella,

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! I am so inspired to make beautiful love letters with my daughter so we can tuck them in all around town.

    • I love that you’re so inspired, Eydie, I’m sure anyone who finds your and your daughter’s love letters will have a brighter rest of their day!
      Will you also write a love letter for the bundle we’ll adopt? *holds breath* ;)

  14. Estrella,

    Yes, I am interested in writing a love letter for the bundle we’ll adopt? *holds breath*. Please tell me more about it, especially, the how to.

    My daughter and I are very exited. This is such a great way to share LOVE.

    Happy Valentine’s Day

    XOXO
    Eydie

    • Okay, wonderful. Thanks, Eydie and thanks to your daughter as well!
      I think aside from my mom and I, you’re the only ones writing two love letters from one household, so feel free to include both in one envelope when you send them to MoreLoveLetters.

      I’ll have a blog post up in a little while as I just woke up to our Bundle’s request. So please drop by later for that as it will have all the details about the love letter writing/sending.

      Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!
      xoxo

  15. If I counted correctly, I think we’re up to sixteen love letters. You are all amazing!

  16. Enjoyed this article, and am now thinking of doing this with my classmates. Thanks for sharing :)

  17. How cool! I found a letter like this once on the subway, great concept.

  18. Love this post of yours, Estrella, you found a good way to volunteer and bring joy to people. I might try it sometime.

  19. This is an amazing thing you’re doing, I applaud you!

  20. I really like how much there is to be found on your site, Estrella. You are doing a great job with everything!

  21. You surely deserve a round of applause for doing this!

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