Special Words

It's on my short list of books that everyone should have on their bookshelf.

This is a well-written and certainly useful book. I just want add one note. The writing is very feminine. Male readers should use caution when working with this book!

This book is not full of the usual hard to write letters, these are the REALLY hard to write letters. How to tell your relatives you don't want to spend the holidays with them again. Write a teacher to tell them what a poor (or good) job she did with your child. Tell your Pastor he's not being very supportive of his congregation. These may sound a little harsh but they are written in just right way, with forgiveness and hope for a change. There are also condolence letters, dealing with cancer letters, and all those touchy situations when you don't know what to say. Keep it right next to your stationery.

I found this book at the libray one day just browsing. I took it home and fell in love with it. I had to have one of my own. There are so many wonderful letters and ideas. I think everyone would benefit greatly from just this one book.I used several of the letters just the first day that I had it. What can I say, I love it!

The author has truly given a genuinely helpful set of examples to all of us in those moments when we are hard pressed to find the words to write or say to someone. For me, the section on grieving was worth the whole book. I write as a clergy person who has been called upon for nearly four decades to do this over and over again in the most gut wrentching situations one could possibly imagine. And I write as someone who has experienced people writing or saying the most inappropriate and hurtful things imaginable, but they did so believing, erroneously, that they were doing something helpful.