There is nothing like sharing life with a special friend. Joan Rawlins Biggar-Husby lets us into her friendship with Hazel, a friendship that grew through their letter writing, even when they were thousands of miles apart.
These relationships may develop when friends become separated by a move, or a spouse travels for work and the letters between them keep their marriage strong. And sometimes two people find one another and become friends, maybe even close friends, through a pen pal program they both sign up for.
Here are two examples of delightful relationships that came from being pen pals. This first video tells of a pair of women who met as 10-year-olds and finally met in person 65 years later.
Not all relationships begin like Paulette and Jean’s. Here is a friendship begun during Covid as a part of a school project—befriending seniors during this season of isolation. It appears that Janey and Audrey’s friendship brought much joy and enrichment to both their lives.
Here are two questions for you.
- Have you ever had a pen pal? How was the experience?
- Is there a young person in your life (child, teen, young adult) with whom you could become “video pen pals”? Maybe there is a granddaughter you haven’t been able to get to know because of distance or a friend’s child who seems to be struggling and could use a friend. I suspect there will be many surprises for both of you as you share your lives with one another on video!
I so enjoyed these stories! Traditional pen pals, video pals…the result is the same: friendship, support, sharing, real caring. Thank you!
I, too, enjoyed these delightful stories. Though you and Hazel were already friends when your years of correspondence began, what you have in common with these two sets of pen/video pals is the common result you each experienced——friendship, support, sharing, and real caring. What a gift for each of you!