DEAR GRANDMA

NOW THAT YOUR TIME WITH US HAS ENDED AND YOUR NEW LIFE BEGUN, I HAVE MANY WISHES, WANTS, AND HOPES FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY THAT HAS GONE BEFORE YOU.

GRANDPA, THE MAN THAT YOU LOVED FOR SO MANY YEARS. I WISH I COULD SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WHEN HE CAN "SWING HIS PARTNER" ONCE AGAIN.

YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER WHO YOU MISSED FOR SO LONG. THE ONES WHO WERE FIRST AND LAST IN YOUR MEMORY.
I WANT YOU AND LILLIAN TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN AND CATCH UP ON ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE MISSED.

WATCH OVER SPIFF, AS HER MEMORY HAS FADED, AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE LAST IN THE MEMORY SHE HAS.
I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE BABY THAT YOU LOST AND FINALLY BE ABLE TO SING HER A LULLABY.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE BIRDS SING, MAY THEY SING A SWEET SONG, AND SMELL THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS WE HAVE GIVEN TO YOU, ENJOY THEIR BEAUTY, THEIR SCENT HAS BEEN MISSED FOR MUCH TO LONG.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE FACES OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU, THEY ARE NOT BLANK ANYMORE AND YOU'LL KNOW THEM BY NAME.

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THE TRIPS THAT YOU MADE, FROM COAST TO COAST, TO BE WITH THE ONES THAT YOU LOVED.

I WANT YOU TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS THAT ARE "HUNG BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE" AND KNOW THEY WERE MADE WITH YOUR LOVE. EACH YEAR THAT WE HANG THEM WE KNOW YOU ARE WITH US.

I WANT YOU TO SEE YOUR GRANDKIDS AND THE GREAT GRANDKIDS WE'VE MADE AND KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU AND WILL NEVER LET YOUR MEMORY FADE.

I HOPE YOU FIND SOMEONE TO PLAY SCRABBLE WITH, AND I HOPE THEY KNOW YOU ALWAYS LIKE TO WIN.
I WANT YOU TO BE WITH THE CHILDREN YOU'VE TAUGHT AND BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE YOU MADE IN THEIR LIVES.

I HOPE YOU CROCHET YOURSELF A BLANKET SO YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WARM, AND NOW YOU CAN READ TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT.

I HOPE YOU CAN FINALLY SEE YOUR NATIVE LAND AND REMEMBER THE HERITAGE THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED.
PLEASE GO HAVE CINNAMON ROLLS AND COFFEE WITH  AUNT EMMA AND SAVE SOME FOR US.

I HOPE YOU ALWAYS KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR THAT EVERYONE LOVES.
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME AND SAT BY YOUR SIDE AND LOVED YOU AND CARED FOR YOU. IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEM, NOT EVEN THEIR NAMES. YOU WILL KNOW THEM NOW.

I HOPE YOU FIND LOTS OF CROSSWORD PUZZLES TO WORK AND MAYBE NOW YOU WILL KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS.

I WANT YOU TO HEAR THE MUSIC, AND DANCE TO EVERY SONG. "IS THAT WES YOU HEAR PLAYING YOUR SONG?"

I WANT YOU TO HAVE A BIG PICNIC AND EVERYONE WILL COME, WITH LEMONADE AND HORSESHOES, WHAT A BIG TIME.

I WANT YOU TO SEE OUR TEARS AND KNOW THEY ARE WITH BOTH SADNESS AND RELIEF. SADNESS THAT WE WILL MISS YOU. RELIEF THAT THE NOTHINGNESS EXISTENCE THAT YOUR DISEASE HAS LEFT YOU IN IS OVER. WHAT A CHAMP YOU WERE NEVER TO COMPLAIN. I HOPE YOUR REWARDS NOW ARE GREAT.

I HOPE THAT IF SOMETIMES YOU STILL FORGET, SOMEONE WILL BE THERE THAT YOU CAN SAY TO " YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?"

I WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF YOUR CHILDREN, JIM, DEANNA, MARILYN AND DAN. YOU AND GRANDPA DID A FINE JOB. THE LOVE THAT YOU TAUGHT THEM HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO US.
MOST OF ALL GRANDMA, I WANT YOU TO FIND THE PEACE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING SO PATIENTLY FOR.

YOUR PLACE IS IN HEAVEN NOW WITH THE GOOD LORD ABOVE AND THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.

PLEASE BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR THOSE YOU HAVE LEFT BEHIND AND SAVE US A PLACE SO WE CAN BE WITH YOU AGAIN.
GRANDMA YOU ARE MUCH LOVED AND WILL BE SADLY MISSED.
I LOVE YOU,
VICKI

~Vicki Puckett~
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