Dear Lu Anne,
Your letter was great! I was looking for you, too!
After you were born, I never stopped thinking about you. Every year on your birthday, I hope you are having a good life. It sounds like you are. I'm so happy you grew up in a good family and are now in college. I am sure your parents are wonderful and love you.
You have a wonderful older brother named Mark. One day I hope you can meet him and his family. Mark and his wife Karen have a son and a daughter. They are your nephew and niece!
I want to talk to you, too. I hope that you,ll write me again soon. Please send me your telephone number and some good times for me to call.
With love,
Amanda Perkins
When Sherry finished reading the letter, Lu Anne was crying. She whispered, "Thanks, Sherry. And thank you, Amanda.