Outgoing Mail: March

For the faith series, I shared the 8th Commandment, thanks to Jill and her posts on Compassion Family. I also send Jill's beautiful photo of the Bible!

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And then I sent a letter about kangaroos! I had sent a kangaroo letter a few years ago, before beginning to consistently write online. But Antony has asked to learn about kangaroos, and recently at the zoo, we were able to watch a kangaroo hop out of its mom's pouch! I was able to get a few photos, and I thought I'd take advantage of those to share about kangaroos!

I took the information (and nice quality photo) from National Geographic Kids.

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I just want to take a moment to encourage you to write to your kids! The Compassion Blog recently shared the post 5 Reasons to Write to Your Child -- No Matter What, which I encourage you to read! Here are some ideas to get you started:

Send photos of your family and tell about your daily activities or something you did together (like going to the zoo or going on a walk through your neighborhood!)

Ask your kids questions to get ideas for topics! I've asked our kids which animals they'd like to learn about and to share games with me so I can share them with our other kids. I'd like to someday ask our kids to share local folktales in their letters so I can pass them along (and read them for myself).

Send a prewritten letter! I have a lot on my Letter Writing page and Jill has a lot on her What to Write page.

I hope these ideas can get you jumpstarted into writing to your sponsored child!