Letter Gifts

Not too long ago, Ryan and I needed to give a birthday gift to a friend of ours, but she's moving. She's already stressing about how to make everything fit in the truck for her move, and it seemed unkind to add one more thing to the pile, no matter how small it might be. So we went with an Amazon card and told her to pick out something fun for the new house as she settled in.

It was practical, but I admit I felt guilty. Now don't get me wrong: I love a gift card. So many of our date nights come from gift cards and we are grateful for them. But I always feel guilty giving a gift card, because I worry it makes me look like I forgot or didn't care and rustled up something quick and generic in the final hours.

(We've all done that for real, too. Let's not pretend we haven't.)

But a few weeks ago, I found a gift idea I loved, and I wanted to share it with you. (I had to hang onto the idea because it was Lynnette's birthday present and I couldn't post about it until she had it.)

A whole booklet full of blank pages with topic prompts to write letters full of memories, dreams, and stories.

Stories that took me back to when I was ten and met this new friend. Memories of the day I realized she really claimed me as her forever friend.

Words of encouragement about why I love her and how she inspires me.

Revelations of lessons I've learned from her.

Reminiscing about our fun adventures...

...and so much more.

I had a great time writing the letters and according to her texts, she loved reading them! I think this is a great gift, and I was excited to find (after checking out their website) that they have many other versions of these cute letter books.

So if you're looking for a good gift idea for the person who doesn't need more stuff, or the person you just want to bless in a different way, I recommend this idea!

(This isn't one of those "they sent me free stuff so I would review it" posts. This was just a fun find in a store that I wanted to pass along to you!)