DEAR AMY: I’ve included a family Christmas letter along with my Christmas cards ... My sister and I are best friends. At the end of our most recent trip (outside of others’ hearing) my brother ...

When I came back to work after the funeral, many well-meaning friends ... this letter with you because the writer has a point. Sometimes the most effective message is a short one. Dear Abby ...

“Dear Friends,” wrote Marie Bussard, a homesick mother of three. “Now that Christmas is here again ... “These letters are about family,” she says. “So often, at least until recently ...