{"id":8361,"date":"2012-10-22T14:28:23","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=8361"},"modified":"2012-10-22T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T19:34:15","slug":"finding-encouragement-in-the-letter-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2012\/10\/finding-encouragement-in-the-letter-writer.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding Encouragement in The Letter Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"The Letter Writer Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ALSuZ2Sg0W0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Few things can touch our lives like music and encouragement. <em>The Letter Writer<\/em> is a family film that ties both together. When troubled, but musically gifted, teen Maggy receives an anonymous letter of encouragement, she seeks out the writer while dealing with her trying relationship with her mother and the loss of her band. She eventually tracks down the writer, an old man who is trying to change the world one letter at a time. Their relationship gives her the perspective she needs to improve her own life and learn to help those around her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A family movie that can be appreciated by anyone who has ever received encouragement from a surprising source, <em>The<\/em> <em>Letter Writer<\/em>\u00a0is worth a watch! Get it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gobmg.com\/product\/dvtlw\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>! It might inspire you to some good deeds of your own!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few things can touch our lives like music and encouragement. The Letter Writer is a family film that ties both together. 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