Turning the Page Newsletter: What Resources Do You Need to Fight Despair?
Dear Fellow Page Turner,
I grew up writing letters to my grandmother who lived hundreds of miles away. I treasure every single one of her shaky-handed letters. They gave me a glimpse into her humor, faith, her resilience, and resolve. I’ve been thinking a lot about letter writing lately and how much I have valued the personal notes of encouragement after the loss of my son Jonathan.
Much of the gospel is in letter form.
“And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 ESV
Each handwritten letter was meant to address specific things happening in the church, encourage the body of believers, hold them accountable, and be a witness to those who didn’t yet believe in Christ. I want to encourage you in the same way.
This once-a-month newsletter includes hope-filled encouragement because God has you in mind. What he teaches me I pass on to you through my testimony, opportunities for training, and review of hope-filled resources.
Since day one of turning the page on my son’s suicide, one of the most valued resources to my community has been hearing from each member of my family. We each grieve so differently and yet also have shared grief. When you sign up to Turn the Page with me, my immediate gift to you is an interview with each of my family members on how they grieve with hope.
I hope beyond the initial gift, you find consistent encouragement in our correspondence. I love getting letters in return. You are not alone, no matter how hard today’s page is to turn.
Your’s in Christ,
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What a precious memory for you. And how smart you were to keep her letters. I write out my prayers for each of my grandchildren in their own notebooks and read one of them to each one when I see them. I’m hoping they each will value those little notebooks in the future. Even that practice is what Paul did for those he was writing to. Ephesians 1:16ff. Thanks for sharing!
Ooh, I love this idea! I heard of someone who put notes in her current Bible and at the end of her study she would gift it to one of her grandchildren.